performance

noun

1. a dramatic or musical entertainment"they listened to ten different performances"
2. the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment"we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal"
3. the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it"they criticized his performance as mayor"
4. any recognized accomplishment"they admired his performance under stress"
5. process or manner of functioning or operating"the power of its engine determines its operation"