coproduction
noun
co·pro·duc·tion
(ˌ)kō-prə-ˈdək-shən 
-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
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: 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
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The Croatian-Italian-Slovenian coproduction takes the audience back to 1919, when the Italian nationalist poet, dandy and preacher of war Gabriele D’Annunzio occupied the city of Fiume.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 24 Dec. 2024
The United States should expand coproduction with its allies and encourage them to produce interoperable capabilities, thereby reducing costs, shoring up inventories, improving supply chain resilience, and enhancing collective capacity to compete with China.
—Mitch McConnell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
Pic is a coproduction between North Macedonia, Czech Republic, Serbia and Croatia.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
The lineup ranges from international coproductions with Saudi Arabian and Spanish partners and another with musical superstar A.R. Rahman.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Nov. 2024
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 24 Dec. 2024
The United States should expand coproduction with its allies and encourage them to produce interoperable capabilities, thereby reducing costs, shoring up inventories, improving supply chain resilience, and enhancing collective capacity to compete with China.
—Mitch McConnell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
Pic is a coproduction between North Macedonia, Czech Republic, Serbia and Croatia.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
The lineup ranges from international coproductions with Saudi Arabian and Spanish partners and another with musical superstar A.R. Rahman.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Coproduction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coproduction. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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