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A measure of how well or poorly a particular subject is doing in an area. For example, how efficiently tasks are being completed based on the time, resources, and finances used.

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Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
performance (noun)
1.
a) the execution of an action
b) something accomplished - deed feat
2.
the fulfillment of a claim, promise, or request - implementation
3.
a) the action of representing a character in a play
b) a public presentation or exhibition - a benefit performance
4.
a) the ability to - perform efficiency
b) the manner in which a mechanism - performs engine performance
5.
the manner of reacting to stimuli - behavior
6.
the linguistic behavior of an individual - parole , also the ability to speak a certain language - compare competence 3
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
performance (noun)
1.
a presentation of an artistic work (as a piece of music) from a particular point of view
SYNONYMS:
interpretation, performance, reading, rendition, version
RELATED WORDS:
adaptation, reworking, variation
performance (noun)
2.
the doing of an action
SYNONYMS:
accomplishment, achievement, discharge, enactment, execution, fulfillment ( fulfilment), implementation, performance, perpetration, prosecution, pursuance
RELATED WORDS:
dispatch, expedition; administration, direction, handling, management; application, operation, practice ( practise)
nonfulfillment, nonperformance
Performance (Wikipedia)

A performance is an act or process of staging or presenting a play, concert, or other forms of entertainment. It is also defined as the action or process of carrying out or accomplishing an action, task, or function.

A stage performance of Don Quixote at the Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex in Venezuela (2013)
Performance (Wiktionary)

English

Alternative forms

  • performaunce (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English parfourmaunce; equivalent to perform +‎ -ance.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: pər-fôrʹ-məns
    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): [pəˈfɔː.məns]
    • (General American, Canada) IPA(key): [pɚˈfɔɹ.məns]
    • (General Australian) IPA(key): [pəˈfoː.məns]
  • Hyphenation: per‧for‧mance

Noun

performance (countable and uncountable

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Effectiveness, efficacy, success, potency, efficiency, productivity, output, capability, competence, proficiency, adeptness, skill, performance, capacity, potential, ability, power, functionality, utility, usefulness, value, merit, worth, benefit, advantage, gain, yield, result, outcome, accomplishment, achievement, fulfillment
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