specific performance
nounDefinition of specific performance
1
: the performance of a legal contract strictly or substantially according to its terms
2
: an equitable remedy enjoining specific performance
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Tullock’s on-screen chemistry with Utt, as well as Light’s incredibly specific performance, propels the film forward, through messy half-baked subplots. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: ‘Before You Know It’ is a charming but messy take on family love," 5 Sep. 2019 Tullock’s on-screen chemistry with Utt, as well as Light’s incredibly specific performance, propels the film forward, through messy half-baked subplots. — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, "Review: ‘Before You Know It’ is a charming but messy take on family love," 29 Aug. 2019 This year’s commemoration of the park features a site-specific performance by experimental musicians Janel and Anthony at 9:20 a.m., before the shadows align at 9:32 a.m. Refreshments will be served. — Washington Post, "11 things to do in the D.C. area this week," 29 July 2019 Dynamic Local Mode was created to address a specific performance characteristic of Ryzen Threadripper. — Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld, "AMD's Dynamic Local Mode for Threadripper promises almost 50 percent more performance," 5 Oct. 2018 My specific Performance 3 loaner car had the $5,000 Performance Upgrade package: 20-inch wheels, a carbon fiber spoiler, and bigger brakes with the calipers painted red. — Alexander George, Popular Mechanics, "My 72 Hours With the Tesla Model 3 Performance Edition," 13 Sep. 2018 Listen to it before Ms. Hval’s site-specific performance on Saturday at MoMA’s Queens campus, but be prepared to hear something entirely different at the show. — New York Times, "13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in NYC This Weekend," 15 Mar. 2018 Gallery 308 at Fort Mason, 2 Marina Blvd., S.F. www.sfiaf.org Yerba Buena Gardens ChoreoFest Features nine local dance companies in site-specific performance. 1 p.m. Sat.-Sun., June 2-3. — San Francisco Chronicle, "Dance events, May 31-June 3," 1 June 2018 Mason Center, 2 Marina Blvd., S.F. www.sfiaf.org Yerba Buena Gardens ChoreoFestsite specific performances. — Chronicle Staff Report, San Francisco Chronicle, "Classical music and dance listings," 31 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'specific performance.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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