Betekenis van performance In het Nederlands

• 0 how well a person, machine, etc. does a piece of work or an activity:

  • He was an experienced player who was always seeking to improve his performance.

  • High-performance cars (= those that are fast, powerful, and easy to control) are the most expensive.

  • This was a very impressive performance by the young player, who scored 14 points within the first ten minutes.

• 1 the action of entertaining other people by dancing, singing, acting, or playing music:

  • a performance of Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible"

  • She gave a superb performance as Lady Macbeth.

  • Cleaning the oven is such a performance.

  • What a performance! Please stop shouting!

  • The police hope to avoid a repeat performance of last year, when the festivities turned into rioting.

• 2 the act of doing something, such as your job:

  • If the accident happened during the performance of his regular duties, he’s covered by disability insurance.

  • With a record of 2 wins and 3 defeats, the team’s performance has been disappointing.

• 3 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

• 4 how well a computer, machine, etc. works:

  • The latest Intel-based notebooks rival PC performance.

• 5 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.

• 6 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.