Phrase guide

relations of production

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The sum total of social relationships that people must enter into in order to survive, produce, and reproduce their means of life.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Marxism, plural, plural-normally

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8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 生產關係 /生产关系 (shēngchǎn guānxì) — sum total
  • Finnish: tuotantosuhteet — sum total
  • German: Produktionsverhältnisse — sum total
  • Japanese: 生産関係 (seisan kankei) — sum total
  • Romanian: relații de producție — sum total
  • Russian: производственные отношения (proizvodstvennyje otnošenija) — sum total
  • Spanish: relaciones de producción — sum total
  • Vietnamese: quan hệ sản xuất — sum total