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

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

It was commissioned by Belgium’s VRT, RTL and Proximus as a coproduction with Deadpan Pictures and the New8 European commissioning group, which comprises DR, NPO, NRK, RÚV, SVT, YLE and ZDF, along with VRT. —Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025

Sacrifice, a Greek-French-American coproduction, often looks like a zillion bucks. —Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025

The third pillar of the strategic alliance would involve defense cooperation—specifically codevelopment, coproduction, joint logistics, and interoperability. —Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2025

Matt Creasey, executive VP sales, acquisitions and coproductions at Banijay Rights, handled negotiations. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for coproduction

• deconstruction
• introduction
• liposuction
• misconstruction
• postproduction
• preconstruction
• preproduction
• reconstruction
• reproduction
• abduction
• adduction
• conduction