performance

n.

1. The act of performing or the state of being performed.
2. The act or style of performing a work or role before an audience.
3. The way in which someone or something functions: The pilot rated the airplane's performance in high winds.
4. A presentation, especially a theatrical one, before an audience.
5. Something performed; an accomplishment.
6. Linguistics. One's actual use of language in actual situations.

Law: fulfillment of an obligation or a promise; especially, completion of one's duty under a Contract.

Marketing: high level of capability in a product, such as a high-performance car.

In contract law, the completion of duties and obligations specified in a Contract.
Example: Patty, the tenant, and Bruce, the landlord, agreed upon the terms of the lease. The lease expired after the performance of the parties.

noun

1. The act of beginning and carrying through to completion: discharge, effectuation, execution, prosecution. See do/not do.
2. One's artistic conception as shown by the way in which something such as a dramatic role or musical composition is rendered: execution, interpretation, reading, realization, rendering, rendition. See performing arts.
3. The way in which a machine or other thing performs or functions: behavior, functioning, operation, reaction, working (often used in plural). See action/inaction, machine.

n

Definition: accomplishment
Antonyms: failure

n

Definition: acting, depiction
Antonyms: direction

n

Definition: efficiency
Antonyms: ineffectualness, inefficiency

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n

Fulfillment of a promise, contract, or other obligation.

Currently, a major term in the social sciences, meaning the modes of constructing ‘the now’ by non-textual means, not by any means only in the performing arts. Performance adds to the scope of human geography, and plays a central part in discourse.

1. The observable act of carrying out a process, such as a motor skill, which may vary according to circumstances, mood, etc.

2. The manner or quality of carrying out an activity, including a sporting activity. Compare learning. See also performance curve.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

The fulfillment or accomplishment of a promise, contract, or other obligation according to its terms.

Part performance entails the completion of some portion of what either party to a contract has agreed to do. With respect to the sale of goods, the payment — or receipt and acceptance of goods — makes an oral sales contract, otherwise unenforceable because of the statute of frauds, enforceable in regard to goods for which payment has been made and accepted or which have been received and accepted.

Specific performance is an equitable doctrine that compels a party to execute the agreement according to its terms where monetary damages would be inadequate compensation for the breach of an agreement, as in the case of a sale of land. In regard to the sale of goods, a court orders specific performance only where the goods are unique or in other proper circumstances.

In the context of animals, a comprehensive term including productivity, racing performance, reproductive efficiency, and any other form of activity that contributes to the owner's financial and psychological welfare.

• p. diet — one formulated to be high in energy, fat and protein, and highly digestible. Used not only for performance animals, but also suitable for other above-maintenance requirements such as reproduction, lactation, growth, stress and after surgery or trauma.
• p. testing — a widely used technique in agricultural animals. Sample animals are tested in controlled surroundings and on controlled diets and ranked in the order of their productivity, e.g. bull test stations.

IN BRIEF: A showing of skill or talent before an audience.

An acre of performance is worth a whole world of promise. — William Dean Howells (1837-1920)

Quotes:

"I don't feel right unless I have a sport to play or at least a way to work up a sweat." - Hank Aaron

"Slumps are like a soft bed. They're easy to get into and hard to get out of." - Johnny Bench

"I like to be against the odds. I'm not afraid to be lonely at the top. With me, it's just the satisfaction of the game. Just performance." - Barry Bonds

"World records are only borrowed." - Sebastian Coe

"Each honest calling, each walk of life, has its own elite, its own aristocracy based on excellence of performance." - James B. Connant

"You only have to bat a thousand two things; flying and heart transplants. Everything else you can go 4 for five." - Beano Cook

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Common misspelling(s) of performance

• performence

Dansk (Danish)
n. - udførelse, opfyldelse, ydeevne, præstation, fremførelse

idioms:

• performance art    optræden
• performance car    testbil

Nederlands (Dutch)
opvoering, uitvoering, prestatie, gedrag, aanstellerij, spel, individueel taalgebruik, winst (uit investering)

Français (French)
n. - interprétation, représentation, représentation théâtrale, performance, exercice (de), célébration (de), exécution (de), (Aut) performances, (une) scène, (une) affaire (fam), (Ling) performance

idioms:

• performance art    art du spectacle
• performance car    voiture de compétition

Deutsch (German)
n. - Vorstellung, Auftritt, Leistung, Ausführung

idioms:

• performance art    Performancekunst
• performance car    leistungsstarkes Auto

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εκτέλεση (έργου κ.λπ.), εκπλήρωση, (θεατρική) παράσταση, απόδοση, επίδοση, επίτευγμα, κατόρθωμα, προσπάθεια

idioms:

• performance art    καλλιτεχνική παράσταση
• performance car    αυτοκίνητο επιδόσεων

Italiano (Italian)
rappresentazione teatrale, spettacolo, recita, prestazione, esercizio, esecuzione

idioms:

• performance art    arte scenica
• performance car    automobile dalle prestazioni elevate

Português (Portuguese)
n. - desempenho (m), apresentação (f), concerto (m), peça de teatro (f)

idioms:

• performance art    arte envolvendo atuação em público (teatro, dança, etc.)
• performance car    carro esportivo

Русский (Russian)
выступление, исполнение, представление, работа, характеристика

idioms:

• performance art    перформанс-арт, представление
• performance car    машина представлена на показ, скоростная машина

Español (Spanish)
n. - representación, actuación, espectáculo, audición, ejecución, realización, rendimiento, ejercicio, desempeño, interpretación

idioms:

• performance art    arte escénico
• performance car    automóvil de altas características de funcionamiento

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - föreställning, prestation, utförande, verkställande, verk, prestanda, performans (språk.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
履行, 成绩, 执行

idioms:

• performance art    话剧表演艺术
• performance car    高性能的车

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 履行, 成績, 執行

idioms:

• performance art    話劇表演藝術
• performance car    高性能的車

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 실행, 작업, 선행

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 公演, 上演, 演技, 実行, 性能, 技能, できばえ, 動作, 功績

idioms:

• performance art    パーフォーマンスアート
• performance car    スポーツカー

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أداء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ביצוע, קונצרט, הצגה, משחק, מבצע, עשייה, פעולה‬

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