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- DictionaryPer·for·mance/pərˈfôrməns/
noun
- 1. an act of staging or presenting a play, concert, or other form of entertainment:
- 2. the action or process of carrying out or accomplishing an action, task, or function: "the continual performance of a single task reduces a man to the level of a machine"
Definitions of performance. noun. the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it. “they criticised his performance as mayor” “experience generally improves performance ” synonyms: carrying into action, carrying out, execution. see more. noun.
[uncountable, singular] (formal) the act or process of performing a task, an action, etc. She has shown enthusiasm in the performance of her duties. He did not want a repeat performance of the humiliating defeat he had suffered.
to measure/evaluate the performance of somebody/something. high-performance (= very powerful) cars. performance indicators (= things that show how well or badly something is working) compare pay-for-performance, performance-related. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
2 days ago · 1. countable noun. A performance involves entertaining an audience by doing something such as singing, dancing, or acting. Inside the theater, they were giving a performance of Bizet's Carmen. ...her performance as the betrayed Medea. Synonyms: presentation, playing, acting (out), staging More Synonyms of performance. 2. variable noun.
B1. acting, singing, dancing, or playing music to entertain people: a performance of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Fewer examples. He gave a highly polished performance. Please refrain from talking during the performance. Her performance was savaged by the critics. The actors all bowed after the performance.
an action or proceeding of an unusual or spectacular kind: His temper tantrum was quite a performance. the act of performing . the manner in which or the efficiency with which something reacts or fulfills its intended purpose.
1. the act, process, or art of performing. 2. an artistic or dramatic production: last night's performance was terrible. 3. manner or quality of functioning: a machine's performance. 4. informal mode of conduct or behaviour, esp when distasteful or irregular: what did you mean by that performance at the restaurant?.
