noun

casting

KAHS-tihng

noun

The process of choosing actors, models, or performers for roles in a film, show, or advert.

"The director spent weeks on casting before filming began."

"She went to a casting for a new commercial."

An object made by pouring molten metal or another liquid material into a mould and letting it set.

"The factory produces metal castings for car engines."

In programming, the act of converting a value from one data type to another.

"Casting the string to an integer let the program do the maths correctly."

How to Use Casting

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishEither picking people for roles, or an object formed by pouring liquid material into a mould.

Common pairings

casting call casting director a bronze casting

castings plural

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The director spent weeks on _____ before filming began.

From Middle English castyng, built from cast plus the suffix -ing.

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