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productivity
[ proh-duhk-tiv-i-tee, prod-uhk‑ ]
noun
- the quality, state, or fact of being able to generate, create, enhance, or bring forth goods and services:
The productivity of the group's effort surprised everyone.
- Economics. the rate at which goods and services having exchange value are brought forth or produced:
Productivity increased dramatically last year.
- Grammar. the ability to form new words using established patterns and discrete linguistic elements, as the derivational affixes -ness and -ity,
productivity
/ ˌprɒdʌkˈtɪvɪtɪ /
noun
- the output of an industrial concern in relation to the materials, labour, etc, it employs
- the state of being productive
Other Word Forms
- anti·produc·tivi·ty adjective noun
- nonpro·duc·tivi·ty noun
- semi·produc·tivi·ty noun
- unpro·duc·tivi·ty noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of productivity1
Example Sentences
Eschewing sex and going to bed early is the key, he declares, to preventing "a weak mind, bad decisions or lack of productivity."
Government commissioned research published in 2020 suggests the cost of severe loneliness to be more than £9,500 for each person in that category, due to the combined impact on wellbeing, health, and work productivity.
Meta says open source AI like Llama will "increase human productivity, creativity, and quality of life".
He argued that US productivity had been poor across numerous industries for a long time, which is why imports had thrived.
Yet, despite such major gains, Indian agriculture still lags in productivity, infrastructure and market access.
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