D defs.my
Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Performance

/pər-fôrʹ-məns/ · Per·form·ance · IPA /[pɚˈfɔɹ.məns]/
01 n. The act of performing; the carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action; as, the per…
  1. 1.
    The act of performing; the carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action; as, the performance of an undertaking of a duty.
    “Promises are not binding where the performance is impossible.” — Paley.
  2. 2.
    That which is performed or accomplished; a thing done or carried through; an achievement; a deed; an act; a feat; esp., an action of an elaborate or public character.