performance

Definition

The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.

Etymology

From Middle English parfourmaunce; equivalent to perform + -ance.

Example Sentences

• "the performance of an undertaking or a duty"
• "Though the result wasn't what we were hoping for, I have to commend the performance of the team, never giving up until the end."
• "Charles had not been employed above six months at Darracott Place, but he was not such a whopstraw as to make the least noise in the performance of his duties when his lordship was out of humour."

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