(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.

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

(organic chemistry) The simplest organic peracid H-CO-OOH that is used to cleave the disulfide links in peptides

plural of performance bond

(business) Describing an organization or business strategy that stresses the importance of the performance of its individual employees and of its operating policies and systems

Having the quality of performing exceptionally well.

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

(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.

(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.