Performance | Mean of performance in English Dictionary

/pɚˈfoɚməns/

• Noun
• an activity (such as singing a song or acting in a play) that a person or group does to entertain an audience
1. This evening's performance will start at 8 o'clock.
2. The hall is usually used for orchestra performances.
3. That tearful apology was quite a performance—I almost believed you really were sorry.
• the way an actor performs a part in a play, movie, etc.
1. The critics loved her performance as the villain.
2. She gave a brilliant performance as the villain. [=she played the role of the villain brilliantly]
• the act of doing a job, an activity, etc.
1. the performance of procedures/activities/duties
2. Event planners hope to avoid a repeat performance of last year's problems. [=hope that last year's problems will not happen again this year]

• how well someone or something functions, works, etc.
1. A supervisor will evaluate each employee's performance.
2. employees with strong job performances
3. a student's academic performance
4. The team's performance last night was poor. [=the team performed/played poorly last night]
5. This car had the best overall performance. [=this car functioned better than all the other cars]
6. How has the company's stock performance been? [=has the value of the company's stock been increasing/decreasing?]
7. She was fired for poor job performance. [=she was fired for doing her job badly]
8. Employees are given an annual performance assessment/evaluation.
9. The gas additive improves engine performance.
10. an increased level of performance
11. We've introduced new performance levels/standards.
12. a bicyclist who was disqualified for taking performance-enhancing drugs [=drugs that improve your ability to do something]
• an act that requires a lot of time and effort
1. Getting to the airport turned out to be a real performance [=production] because of the bridge construction.