Per-fōrm'ance, n.

n. 1. The act of performing, or the condition of being performed; execution or completion of any thing; achievement; accomplishment; as, the performance of work or of an undertaking; the performance of duty. 2. That which is performed or accomplished; achievement; action; deed; act; especially, an act of an elaborate or public character; an exhibition. His musical performances, indeed, were not to the taste of the Italians. Macaulay. Syn.—Completion; consummation; execution; accomplishment; achievement; production; work; act; action; deed; exploit; feat.