performance : Idioms & Phrases

• noun a United States defense laboratory to conduct research in high-performance computing for defense technology applications; a partnership of government and university and industry
  AHPCRC.
  

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• noun the act of performing a drama
  dramatic production.
  
  • the group joined together in a dramatic production

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• adjective satellite modified to give superior performance
  
  • a high-performance car

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• noun (linguistics) a speaker's actual use of language in real situations; what the speaker actually says, including grammatical errors and other non-linguistic features such as hesitations and other disfluencies (contrasted with linguistic competence)
  

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• noun the act of performing music
  

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• noun a bond given to protect the recipient against loss in case the terms of a contract are not filled; a surety company assumes liability for nonperformance
  surety bond.
  

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• noun the capability of a technological system to perform as intended
  operating capability.
  

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• noun the performance of a legal contract as specified by its terms
  

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• (Law), the peformance of a contract or agreement as decreed by a court of equity.

Webster 1913

• noun a performance of a play
  theatrical; histrionics; representation.
  

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