coproduction

noun

co·​pro·​duc·​tion (ˌ)kō-prə-ˈdək-shən How to pronounce coproduction (audio)
-prō-
variants or co-production
plural coproductions or co-productions
1
: the act or process of coproducing something
Already firmly entrenched in the coal business, most of the larger utilities have turned to optimizing the use of coal, and one means is coproduction of gaseous fuels …Joseph Haggin
2
: something (such as a show or movie) that is coproduced
A coproduction with the BBC, Rome recently kicked off its twelve-episode first season, a seductively lurid mix of real history … and racy potboiler …Celia Wren

Examples of coproduction in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This year’s market is also launching a Producer Hub, a networking program for producers aiming for international coproductions and financing. Soomee Park, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2024 The film is produced by Vincent Productions GmbH in coproduction with WDR, NDR, BR, SWR and RBB in collaboration with Rai Cinema. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2024 This year marks the 80th anniversary of af Klint’s death, and Hilma, a coproduction of the Wilma Theater in Philadelphia and New Georges theater company in New York that opened in June, pays tribute to the visionary whose haecceity, whose essence, drew on both spiritual and scientific sources. Rhoda Feng, ARTnews.com, 9 Aug. 2024 The nearly 70 French films and French coproductions accounted for more than one-seventh of the films screened at this year’s SIFF, with more than 300 screenings. Li Jun, WWD, 4 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for coproduction 

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Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of coproduction was in 1837

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“Coproduction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coproduction. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.

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