performance
Syllables: per·for·manceUK/pəˈfɔː.mən(t)s//pɚˈfɔɹ.mən(t)s/
performance noun: the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.
Noun
performance (countable and uncountable, plural performances)
- The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.
- the performance of an undertaking or a duty
- Though the result wasn't what we were hoping for, I have to commend the performance of the team, never giving up until the end.
- 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.
- A live show or concert.
- The band played a mix of old and new songs during their 90-minute performance.
- We saw the whole ballet performance from the front row.
- The amount of useful work accomplished estimated in terms of time needed, resources used, etc.
- Better performance means more work accomplished in shorter time and/or using fewer resources.
- The actual use of language in concrete situations by native speakers of a language, as opposed to the system of linguistic knowledge they possess (competence), cf. linguistic performance.
performance meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
performance in Hindi
- the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; accomplishment
- निष्पादन niṣpādan
performance in Tamil
- செயல்திறன், ஆற்றுகை, செயலாக்கம்
performance in Marathi
- performance, act, or display of skill
- खेळ khēḷa
performance in Urdu
- performance
- کارکردگی kārkardagi
More languagesFewer languages
- performance in Bengali
- ক্রিয়া kriẏa
- performance in Telugu
- పెర్ఫార్మెన్స్, పనితీరు
- performance in Malayalam
- പ്രകടനം prakaṭanaṁ, നടത്തിപ്പ് naṭattippŭ
- performance in Kannada
- ಕೊಲ್ಲಣಿಗೆ, ಗೆಯ್ತ, ಗೆಯ್ಮೆ, ಎಸಕ
- performance in Punjabi
- ਕਾਰਗੁਜ਼ਾਰੀ
- performance in Gujarati
- પરફોર્મન્સ, પરફોમન્સ
- performance in Sanskrit
- साधना sādhanā, यत्न yatna, विधान vidhāna
- performance in Nepali
- कार्यसम्पादन
- performance in Arabic
- أَدَاء ʔadāʔ, مَسْرَحِيَّة masraḥiyya
- performance in Malay
- persembahan
- performance in Indonesian
- kinerja, performa, unjuk kerja, persembahan
Examples of performance in a sentence
- We will consider performance issues under the head of future improvements.
- It's the most important single metric that quantifies the predictive performance.
- After the performance, they went out to a very posh restaurant.
Forms of performance
| plural | performances |
|---|---|
| alternative form | performaunce |
Origin of performance
From Middle English parfourmaunce; equivalent to perform + -ance.
Words formed from performance
- antiperformance
- autoperformance
- concert performance
- coperformance
- cyberformance
- cyberperformance
- high-performance
- high-performance liquid chromatography
- informance
- isoperformance
- key performance indicator
- low-performance
- midperformance
- misperformance
- multiperformance
- nonperformance
- outperformance
- overperformance
- performance anxiety
- performance arousal
- performance art
- performance artist
- performance bond
- performance-driven
- performance management
- performance metric
- performance poetry
- performancewear
- postperformance
- preperformance
- remaining performance obligation
- reperformance
- seismic performance
- specific performance
- street performance
- ultraperformance
- underperformance
- unperformance
- variety performance
Phrases with performance
Questions about performance
- What does performance mean?
- Performance means the act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.
- What is performance in Hindi?
- Performance in Hindi is निष्पादन (niṣpādan). See Performance meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is performance?
- Performance is a noun.
- How do you pronounce performance?
- Performance is pronounced /pəˈfɔː.mən(t)s/ (UK).
- What is the plural of performance?
- The plural of performance is performances.
Words near performance in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: performance (page history and authors); performance (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); खेळ (Marathi) (page history and authors); کارکردگی (Urdu) (page history and authors); ক্রিয়া (Bengali) (page history and authors); performance (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); നടത്തിപ്പ് (Malayalam) (page history and authors); performance (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); performance (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); performance (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); यत्न (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); performance (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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