Executed and Performance

verb

• Kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment.
  • usage: "In some states, criminals are executed"
  • synonyms: execute, put to death
• Murder in a planned fashion.
  • usage: "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed"
  • synonyms: execute
• Put in effect.
  • usage: "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"
  • synonyms: carry through, accomplish, execute, carry out, action, fulfill, fulfil
• Carry out the legalities of.
  • usage: "execute a will or a deed"
  • synonyms: execute
• Carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine.
  • usage: "Run the dishwasher"; "run a new program on the Mac"; "the computer executed the instruction"
  • synonyms: run, execute
• Carry out or perform an action.
  • usage: "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance"
  • synonyms: perform, execute, do
• Sign in the presence of witnesses.
  • usage: "The President executed the treaty"
  • synonyms: execute

adjective

• Put to death as punishment.
  • usage: "claimed the body of the executed traitor"

Officially signed, as in the execution of a deed or other document, with the intention that the person signing shall be bound by the contents.

noun

• A dramatic or musical entertainment.
  • usage: "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 performances"; "the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity"
  • synonyms: public presentation
• The act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment.
  • usage: "we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal"; "an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto"
• The act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it.
  • usage: "they criticised his performance as mayor"; "experience generally improves performance"
  • synonyms: execution, carrying out, carrying into action
• Any recognized accomplishment.
  • usage: "they admired his performance under stress"; "when Roger Maris powered four home runs in one game his performance merits awe"
• Process or manner of functioning or operating.
  • usage: "the power of its engine determines its operation"; "the plane's operation in high winds"; "they compared the cooking performance of each oven"; "the jet's performance conformed to high standards"
  • synonyms: operation, functioning

• (n.) 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.
• (n.) That which is performed or accomplished; a thing done or carried through; an achievement; a deed; an act; a feat; especially, an action of an elaborate or public character.

Performance is the quarterly changes in fund or account values attributable to investment income, realized or unrealized appreciation, and the total gross return to the investors both before and after investment management fees. Formulas for calculating performance information are varied, making comparisons difficult.