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performance
Noun
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A performance is a show of acting or music.
We went to see a performance by local musicians last night.
The acting was good, but the noise made it difficult to enjoy the performance.
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The performance of a person, machine, company, etc. is how well it does its job.
After a year of losing money, the company needs to improve performance.
This car is a high performance vehicle.
target
Noun
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A target is an area to shoot at. It is usually used for practice or to test the accuracy of a gun.
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A target is a goal or objective.
We didn't hit our sales targets this week.
target
Verb
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To target is to aim at something, usually with a gun.