{
    "term": "production",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the process of growing or making food, goods or materials, especially large quantities",
            "sensetop": "in production",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**food/oil production**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The new plant is due to begin production next year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Production of the new aircraft will start next year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The new model will be in production by the end of the year.",
                    "contextForm": "in production"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The car **goes into production** later this year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This model **went out of production** last year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**production costs/processes**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Prices have fallen below the **cost of production**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The country has resumed normal oil production."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Naples surpassed Rome as a centre of artistic production in the 18th century."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The machine will go into full production in November 2019."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The rate of production was greater in Saskatchewan than in Alberta."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These substances are not allowed in organic production."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a car production plant"
                },
                {
                    "text": "special production runs of key components"
                },
                {
                    "text": "sustainable crop production"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is not much land available for food production."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Business"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["full", "full-scale", "large-scale"],
                "… of production": ["level", "volume", "rate"],
                "verb + production": ["be in", "go into", "go out of"],
                "production + verb": ["increase", "rise", "fall"],
                "production + noun": ["facility", "line", "plant"],
                "phrases": [
                    "a cut in production",
                    "a fall in production",
                    "an increase in production"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the quantity of goods that is produced",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**a decline/an increase in production**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The goal is to **increase production** by 40%."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Industries boosted production last month."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Production declined by 20%."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Production will drop by 60 000 next year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is important not to let production levels fall."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Market demand could outpace **production capacity**."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["full", "full-scale", "large-scale"],
                "… of production": ["level", "volume", "rate"],
                "verb + production": ["be in", "go into", "go out of"],
                "production + verb": ["increase", "rise", "fall"],
                "production + noun": ["facility", "line", "plant"],
                "phrases": [
                    "a cut in production",
                    "a fall in production",
                    "an increase in production"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the act or process of making something naturally",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Eating cheese **stimulates the production** of saliva."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Exposure to sunlight **increases the production** of melanin."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Green tea inhibits the production of this enzyme."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["full", "full-scale", "large-scale"],
                "… of production": ["level", "volume", "rate"],
                "verb + production": ["be in", "go into", "go out of"],
                "production + verb": ["increase", "rise", "fall"],
                "production + noun": ["facility", "line", "plant"],
                "phrases": [
                    "a cut in production",
                    "a fall in production",
                    "an increase in production"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a film, play or broadcast that is prepared for the public; the act of preparing a film, play, etc.",
            "sensetop": "in production",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a new production of ‘King Lear’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The college will be **staging a production** of 'The Wizard of Oz'."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Every year the school puts on a musical production."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He wants a career in film production."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Series four is currently in production.",
                    "contextForm": "in production"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The film **goes into production** next year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I had seen the original production in 2016."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is not a big studio production."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a local amateur production of ‘The Sound of Music’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a touring production of ‘Cats’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the movie's direction and production quality"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Film and theatre"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["successful", "controversial", "lavish"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "when you show something",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Discounts only on production of your student ID card."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/prəˈdʌkʃn/",
                "audio": "pr/production/production__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/prəˈdʌkʃn/",
                "audio": "pr/production/production__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: via Old French from Latin productio(n-), from producere ‘bring forth’, from pro- ‘forward’ + ducere ‘to lead’."
}