Performance Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Definition of performance ; the execution of an action · something accomplished : deed, feat ; the action of representing a character in a play · a public ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut performance noun SaveWord per·​for·​mance |\pər-ˈfȯr-mən(t)s ,pə-\ Definitionofperformance 1a :theexecutionofanaction b :somethingaccomplished:deed,feat 2 :thefulfillmentofaclaim,promise,orrequest:implementation 3a :theactionofrepresentingacharacterinaplay b :apublicpresentationorexhibition abenefitperformance 4a :theabilitytoperform:efficiency b :themannerinwhichamechanismperforms engineperformance 5 :themannerofreactingtostimuli:behavior 6 :thelinguisticbehaviorofanindividual:parole also :theabilitytospeakacertainlanguage—comparecompetencesense1c Synonyms ExampleSentences PhrasesContainingperformance LearnMoreAboutperformance Synonymsforperformance Synonyms account, interpretation, reading, rendition, version VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofperformanceinaSentence Thisevening'sperformancewillstartat8o'clock. Thehallisusuallyusedfororchestraperformances. Thecriticslovedherperformanceasthevillain. Asupervisorwillevaluateeachemployee'sperformance. employeeswithstrongjobperformances Employeesaregivenanannualperformanceassessment. Thegasadditiveimprovesengineperformance. anincreasedlevelofperformance We'veintroducednewperformancelevels. SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb ThecouplewasentertainedbyaperformancefromtheschoolchoirandatraditionalRaken'Scrapeband. — SimonPerry,PEOPLE.com,25Mar.2022 BeyondAndrewGarfield’sperformance,themusical’seditingisitsmostpraisedattribute. — BenFlanagan|[email protected],al,25Mar.2022 Thatgrittyperformancewasfollowedupbyaclassier,morecomposed3-1victoryagainstInterMiamiCFatTQLStadiumonSaturday. — PatBrennan,TheEnquirer,25Mar.2022 IntheGreensbororegional,theGamecockswillfacefifth-seededNorthCarolina(Friday,7p.m.,ESPN),whosestellardefensiveperformancesentfourth-seededArizonapackingonitshomecourt. — NatalieWeiner,NewYorkTimes,25Mar.2022 Arkansaswasledbyahigh-volumeperformancefromguardJDNotae,whoscored21pointson9-of-29shootingwithsixreboundsandsixassists. — PaulMyerberg,USATODAY,25Mar.2022 InMarch,afterRombyhadsuggestedsafetyimprovementsonforkliftroutesthatwerethenimplemented,shewashonoredwithaperformanceawardcertificateatastaffrecognitionluncheon. — MargotRoosevelt,LosAngelesTimes,25Mar.2022 Thisperformancewasmorestrippeddownthanmytypicaltourshow. — VeronicaWells,Essence,25Mar.2022 Samuels'8-of-13shootingperformance,muchofitcomingontoughdrivesthroughMichigandefendersandaroundWolverines7-foot-1centerHunterDickinson,carriedaWildcatsoffensethathadlongstretchesofmisfiringon3-pointers. — JimVertuno,ajc,25Mar.2022 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'performance.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. PhrasesContainingperformance commandperformance highperformance performanceart performance-enhancingdrug pre-performance repeatperformance specificperformance commandperformance highperformance performanceart performance-enhancingdrug pre-performance repeatperformance specificperformance SeeMore FirstKnownUseofperformance 15thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1a LearnMoreAboutperformance Shareperformance PosttheDefinitionofperformancetoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofperformanceonTwitter TimeTravelerforperformance Thefirstknownuseofperformancewas inthe15thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearperformance performamdoni performance performanceart SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforperformance LastUpdated 27Mar2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Performance.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/performance.Accessed29Mar.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforperformance performance noun per·​for·​mance |\pər-ˈfȯr-məns \ KidsDefinitionofperformance 1 :thecarryingoutofanaction He'sintheperformanceofhisduty. 2 :apublicentertainment Weattendedasymphonyperformance. performance noun per·​for·​mance Legal Definitionofperformance 1 :workdoneinemployment unsatisfactoryperformance 2a :whatisrequiredtobeperformedinfulfillmentofacontract,promise,orobligation substitutedanewperformanceinnovationofthecontract b :thefulfillmentofacontract,promise,orobligation — partperformance 1 :partialperformanceofacontract,promise,orobligation 2 :adoctrinewhichprovidesanexceptiontotheStatuteofFraudsrequirementthatacontractbeinwritingbytreatingpartialperformanceandtheacceptanceofitbytheotherpartyasevidenceofanenforceablecontract—comparepartialbreachatbreach — specificperformance 1 :thecompleteorexactfulfillmentofthetermsofacontract,promise,orobligation 2 :anequitableremedythatrequiresapartytofulfilltheexacttermsofacontract,promise,obligation,ordecreemandatingaremedyandthatisusedwhenlegalremedies(asdamages)areinadequate thecommonlawprohibitionagainstspecificperformanceasaremedyforallegedbreachofemploymentcontract—Chadyv.SolomonSchechterDaySchs.,645N.E.2d983(1995) —compareinjunction — substantialperformance 1 :performanceoftheessentialtermsofacontract,promise,orobligation acontractorisnotentitledtoalienintheabsenceofsubstantialperformance—CasaLindaTile&MarbleInstallers,Inc.v.HighlandsPlace1981Ltd.,642So.2d766(1994) 2 :adoctrinewhichpermitsaparty(asabuilder)thatactedingoodfaithtorecoverfromtheotherpartytoacontractforaperformancethatdepartsinminorrespectsfromwhatwaspromised—comparematerialbreachatbreach 3 :apublicrenditionorpresentationofanartisticwork MorefromMerriam-Websteronperformance Nglish:TranslationofperformanceforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofperformanceforArabicSpeakers Britannica.com:Encyclopediaarticleaboutperformance WORDOFTHEDAY palatable SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! 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