performance

English

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Alternative forms

• performaunce

Etymology

From perform + -ance

Pronunciation

• enPR: pər-fôrʹ-məns, IPA: /pər.ˈfɔr.məns/, SAMPA: /p@r."fOr.m@ns/
  • (UK) IPA: [pə.ˈfɔː.məns], SAMPA: [p@."fO:.m@ns]
  • (US) IPA: [pɚ.ˈfɔɹ.məns], SAMPA: [p@`."fOr\.m@ns]

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• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)məns
• Hyphenation: per‧for‧mance

Noun

performance (plural performances)

1. The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action; as, the performance of an undertaking of a duty.
2. That which is performed or accomplished; a thing done or carried through; an achievement; a deed; an act; a feat; especially, an action of an elaborate or public character.
3. A live show or concert.
4. In Computer science: The amount of useful work accomplished by a computer system compared to the time and resources used. Better Performance means more work accomplished in shorter time and/or using less resources

Usage notes

• Adjecties often applied to "performance": high, poor, improved, superior, excellent, good, peak, top, optimal, low, economic, academic, financial, musical, human, environmental, vocal, cognitive, dynamic, organizational, historical, physical, social, mechanical, electrical, mental, macroeconomic.

Derived terms

• command performance

Hyponyms

• play
• show
• movie
• concert

Translations

the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; accomplishment

Finnish: suoritus (fi) French: exécution (fr) f., performance (fr) f. German: Durchführung (de) f., Leistung (de) f. Greek: συμπεριφορά  (el)

Italian: esecuzione (it) f. Romanian: performanță (ro) f., randament (ro) n., îndeplinire (ro) f., desăvârșire (ro) f. Spanish: actuación (es) f., cumplimiento (es) m., ejecución (es) f., desempeño (es) m. Swedish: utförande (sv)

that which is performed or accomplished

Finnish: suoritus (fi), saavutus (fi) French: exécution (fr) f., performance (fr) f. German: Leistung (de) f.

Italian: prestazione (it) f., rendimento (it) m. Romanian: realizare (ro) f., realizări (ro) f. pl., performanță (ro) f., prestație (ro) f. Spanish: realización (es) f., ejecución (es) f., rendimiento (es) m.

live show or concert

Dutch: opvoering (nl) f. Finnish: esitys (fi) French: représentation (fr) f., prestation (fr) f. German: Aufführung (de) f., Auftritt (de) m.

Greek: παράσταση  (el) Hebrew: הצגה (he) (hatzagá) f. Italian: prestazione (it) f., esibizione (it) f. Spanish: actuación (es) f., número (es) m.

amount of useful work accomplished by a computer system

Finnish: suorituskyky (fi) French: performance (fr) f. German: Leistung f., Arbeitsleistung f.

Greek: βελτιστοποίηση  (el) Spanish: rendimiento (es) m., desempeño (es) m. Swedish: prestanda (sv)

business performance

Czech: výkonnost (cs) f. Greek: αποδοτικότητα  (el)

Spanish: cumplimento (es) m., desempeño (es) m., rendimiento (es) m.

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French

Etymology

From English performance

Noun

performance f. (plural performances)

1. (sports) performance

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Italian

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Etymology

English

Noun

performance f. inv.

1. performance

Synonyms

• (the act of performing) esecuzione
• (accomplishment) prestazione, rendimento
• (show) esibizione