(art) The arts involving performance, such as dance, theatre, music, etc.

Anxiety or fear about performing in front of an audience; stage fright. / A similar anxiety about the impressiveness of one's sexual performance.

A phenomenon experienced before or while one performs, manifested either positively, as excitement, or negatively, as anxiety.

(archaic) A dramatic, musical, or similar entertainment performed before a monarch or other head of state, especially in a circumstance where that ruler has requested or ordered the performance.

Measure of recorded or expected ability of a building structure to sustain its due functions during and after earthquakes

(philosophy, linguistics) A sentence or other linguistic expression which, when expressed in an appropriate context, actually does or accomplishes something.

(law) A contractor's bond, guaranteeing that the contractor will perform the contract and providing that, in the event of default, the surety may complete the contract or pay damages up to the bond limit.

(art) A form of art in which the artist creates a live performance, often using a variety of media.

Poetry written for public performance rather than private reading.

(business) A measurement of performance, often financial performance, either against peers or against a predetermined target.