productivity

[ proh-duhk-tiv-i-tee, prod-uhk‐ ]

/ ˌproʊ dʌkˈtɪv ɪ ti, ˌprɒd ʌk‐ /

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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.

Nearby words

production number, production platform, production well, productive, productive cough, productivity, productivity bargaining, proem, proenzyme, proerythroblast, proerythrocyte

Related forms

an·ti·pro·duc·tiv·i·ty, adjective, nounnon·pro·duc·tiv·i·ty, nounsem·i·pro·duc·tiv·i·ty, nounun·pro·duc·tiv·i·ty, noun

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What designer West lacks in productivity, he more than makes up for in pure, unadulterated confidence and blind anger.
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian’s Balmain Campaign: High Fashion Meets Low Culture|Amy Zimmerman|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In this scenario, productivity will rise, but wages may stagnate or decline.
In the Future We'll All Be Renters: America's Disappearing Middle Class|Joel Kotkin|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The CEO describes the company as a “productivity and platform company.”
Bill Gates’ Internet Doomsday Prophesy Comes True|Kyle Chayka|July 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Job performance seems to be less affected by drug testing, with 19 percent of companies reporting an increase in productivity.
Are We Addicted to Drug Testing?|Abby Haglage|May 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

If you want to increase your productivity, light can play a big role.
Change Your Sense: Biohacking for Beginners|Ari Meisel|March 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Productivity does not of itself create a right to the product.
Distributive Justice|John A. (John Augustine) Ryan
This book marked the turning-point of the Bologna school, after which its productivity lessened.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor
These are not sharply marked changes, but throughout all there is a growth of security, of certainty, and of productivity.
The Principles of Economics|Frank A. Fetter
Opening a field for a profitable export trade increases the productivity of labor at home and tends to attract immigration.
Essentials of Economic Theory|John Bates Clark
The test of productivity, of economic reality in material facts, is the increase of nutritive material.
The Place of Science in Modern Civilisation and Other Essays|Thorstein Veblen

British Dictionary definitions for productivity

productivity

/ (ˌprɒdʌkˈtɪvɪtɪ) /

noun

the output of an industrial concern in relation to the materials, labour, etc, it employs

the state of being productive

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Culture definitions for productivity

productivity

In business, a measure of worker efficiency, such as one hundred units per hour. In economics, involvement in the creation of goods and services to produce wealth.

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