performance

performance: performance per‧form‧ance [pəˈfɔːməns ǁ pərˈfɔːr-] noun

1. [countable, uncountable] FINANCE the degree to which a company, investment, financial market etc is profitable:

• The company is showing strong performance and doing considerably better than the retail industry as a whole.

• They will report a $500 million loss, one of the worst performances ever by a US brokerage firm.

2. [uncountable] MANUFACTURING how well a machine, vehicle etc works:

• Consumers believed the car's price was relatively expensive for its performance.

3. [uncountable] HUMAN RESOURCES the way that someone does their job, and how well they do it:

• Some people were critical of her performance as a manager.

4. [uncountable] LAW the act of doing the things mentioned in a contract in the way that they should be done:

• the seller's performance of his part of the contract

speˌcific perˈformance [uncountable]

LAW when a court orders someone to do what they had agreed to do in a contract etc rather than ordering them to pay Damages (= money) as a punishment for not doing these things:

• An order for specific performance is one which requires the seller to deliver the goods and does not give him the option of paying damages instead.

• a specific performance claim

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performance UK US /pəˈfɔːməns/ noun

► [C or U] how successful an investment, company, etc. is and how much profit it makes: »The Fund's past performance does not necessarily indicate how it will perform in the future.
good/solid/strong performance »Last year saw a strong performance from the high-street retailer.
bad/disappointing/poor performance »The retailer said it would restructure operations to cut costs after its disappointing performance of the past year.
business/economic/financial performance »Financial performance was below expectations and we are working on improvements.
boost/improve/measure performance »The board is under pressure to improve performance following a profits warning in January.
»The business value model should include high-level performance measures such as profitability, market growth, etc.
»operating/trading performance

► [U] IT how well a computer, machine, etc. works: »The latest Intel-based notebooks rival PC performance.

► [U] how well someone does their job or their duties: good/impressive/poor perfomance »He was fired for poor performance.
»John's departure is not directly related to his performance.

► FORMAL LAW the act of doing what is stated in a legal agreement: »Subject to due performance of its obligations, each Party shall be entitled to receive copies of all results.

→ See also HIGH-PERFORMANCE(Cf. ↑high-performance), SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE(Cf. ↑specific performance)

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performance — [ pɛrfɔrmɑ̃s ] n. f. • 1839; mot angl. , de l a. fr. parformance (XVIe), de parformer « accomplir, exécuter » 1 ♦ Résultat chiffré obtenu dans une compétition (par un cheval, un athlète). Les performances d un champion. Performance homologuée.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
performance — per·for·mance n 1: work done in employment unsatisfactory performance 2 a: what is required to be performed in fulfillment of a contract, promise, or obligation substituted a new performance in novation of the contract b: the fulfillment of a… … Law dictionary
Performance — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Mimo y Pintura … Wikipedia Español
Performance — [pə fɔ:məns] (englisch für ‚Durchführung‘, ‚Aufführung‘, ‚Darstellung‘, ‚Leistung‘) bezeichnet: Performance (Kunst), eine Form der Aktionskunst Leistung (Informatik), das Zeitverhalten von Programmen (Software) und Geräten (Hardware) in der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
performance — Voz inglesa usada con frecuencia en español, especialmente en los países de América del Sur. Es anglicismo evitable, pues en todos los casos pueden encontrarse términos españoles de sentido equivalente: a) Cuando significa ‘resultado obtenido en… … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
Performance — Per*form ance, n. The act of performing; the carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action; as, the performance of an undertaking of a duty. [1913 Webster] Promises are not binding where the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
performance — [n1] accomplishment achievement, act, administration, attainment, carrying out, completion, conduct, consummation, discharge, doing, enforcement, execution, exploit, feat, fruition, fulfillment, pursuance, realization, work; concept 706 Ant.… … New thesaurus
performance — 1530s, carrying out of a promise, duty, etc., from PERFORM (Cf. perform) + ANCE (Cf. ance). Meaning a thing performed is from 1590s; that of action of performing a play, etc. is from 1610s; that of a public entertainment is from 1709. Performance … Etymology dictionary
performance — /pə fɔ:məns/, it. /per formans/ s. ingl. [der. di (to ) perform compiere, eseguire ], usato in ital. al femm., invar. 1. a. [resa in una competizione, in una gara, anche non sportiva: una p. di rilievo ] ▶◀ prestazione, prova, risultato,… … Enciclopedia Italiana
Performance — Drame de Nicholas Roeg et Donald Cammell, avec James Fox, Mick Jagger, Anita Pallenberg, Michèle Breton. Pays: Grande Bretagne Date de sortie: 1970 Technique: couleurs Durée: 1 h 45 Résumé Un truand en cavale se réfugie chez une… … Dictionnaire mondial des Films

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