performance

per|form|ance

W1S3 [pəˈfo:məns US pərˈfo:r-] n

1.)

a) when someone performs a play or a piece of music

performance of

▪ Stern's performance of the Bruch concerto

▪ The orchestra will give two more performances this week.

▪ This evening's performance will begin at 8.00 pm.

memorable/brilliant/inspired etc performance

▪ Franklin gave a memorable performance at last year's festival.

▪ a live performance by the local band Indigo

2.) [U and C]

how well or badly a person, company etc does a particular job or activity

▪ a training program to improve employees' performance

▪ Sean's performance at school has greatly improved.

▪ the country's economic performance

poor/good performance

▪ an employee's chances of being fired for poor performance

▪ Exam results are used as performance indicators (=things that show how well something is done) for schools.

3.) [U]

the act of doing a piece of work, duty etc

performance of

▪ the performance of his official duties

4.) [U]

how well a car or other machine works

▪ The car's performance on mountain roads was impressive.

▪ an imaging system using high-performance (=very effective) technology

5.) a performance

BrE spoken a process that takes a lot of unnecessary time and effort

▪ Shopping at the markets turned out to be quite a performance.