performance

Noun

Performance is on the Academic Vocabulary List.

(countable) A performance is a show of acting or music.
We went to see a performance by local musicians last night.

The acting was good, but the noise made it difficult to enjoy the performance.
(countable & uncountable) The performance of a person, machine, company, etc. is how well it does its job.
After a year of losing money, the company needs to improve performance.

This car is a high performance vehicle.