specific performance

noun

: the performance of a legal contract strictly or substantially according to its terms

: an equitable remedy enjoining specific performance

Examples of specific performance in a Sentence

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The choice to honor The Apollo is an unusual one -- the first time the Kennedy Center has chosen to honor a specific performance venue. —

Ashraf Khalil The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024 The choice to honor The Apollo was an unusual one: the first time the Kennedy Center has chosen to honor a specific performance venue. —

CBS News, 9 Dec. 2024 The choice to honor the Apollo was an unusual one: the first time the Kennedy Center has chosen to honor a specific performance venue. —

Ashraf Khalil and Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024 Some allocate a percentage of quarterly or annual profits to employee bonuses, while others tie profit-sharing to specific performance goals. —

Gegham Azatyan, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for specific performance

Word History

First Known Use

1701, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of specific performance was in 1701

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“Specific performance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/specific%20performance. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

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