Someone wrote in [personal profile] imomus 2010-02-08 02:53 am (UTC)

off the meter

per·form·ance [ pər fáwrmənss ] (plural per·form·ances)


noun

Definition:

1. artistic presentation: a presentation of an artistic work such as a play or piece of music to an audience


2. manner of functioning: the manner in which something or somebody functions, operates, or behaves
a high-performance car


3. working effectiveness: the way in which somebody does a job, judged by its effectiveness ( often used before a noun )
performance-related pay


4. thing accomplished: something that is carried out or accomplished


5. accomplishment of something: the act of carrying out or accomplishing something such as a task or action


6. display of behavior: a public display of behavior that others find distasteful, e.g. an angry outburst that causes embarrassment ( informal )


7. linguistics language produced: the language that a speaker or writer actually produces, as distinct from his or her understanding of the language.
See also competence (sense 3) parolen (sense 5)


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