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Plural of performance

regular plural

The plural of performance is performances.

Forms of performance

Singularperformance /pəˈfɔː.mən(t)s/
Pluralperformances
Countablecountable and uncountable

Performances in a sentence

  • The outstanding train on the L.M.S. route was the 6.20 p.m. from Birmingham, which reached Euston in two hours after intermediate stops at Coventry, Rugby and Watford Junction, and evoked some sparkling performances from "Patriot" and "Jubilee" 4-6-0s.1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 98
  • After his string of poor performances, he was put on the transfer list.From the entry transfer list
  • She gave the students' performances a rank ordering.From the entry ordering
  • The greater Dionysia were held at Athens in March or April, and were celebrated with elaborate performances of tragedies and comedies.From the entry dionysia
  • Social media hasn’t just weaponized our vanity—it’s transformed us from humans into curated digital performances.2024 November 29, Joshua Stylman, How Engineered Dependency Erases Our Autonomy. From the entry vanity

Meaning of performance

  1. noun The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.
  2. noun 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. noun A live show or concert.

Full definition of performance

Questions about the plural of performance

What is the plural of performance?
The plural of performance is performances.
Is performance countable?
Performance is a countable and uncountable noun.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: performance (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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