productivity

American  

[proh-duhk-tiv-i-tee, prod-uhk‑] / ˌproʊ dʌkˈtɪv ɪ ti, ˌprɒd ʌk‑ /

noun

1. 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.

2. Economics. the rate at which goods and services having exchange value are brought forth or produced.

   Productivity increased dramatically last year.

3. Grammar. the ability to form new words using established patterns and discrete linguistic elements, as the derivational affixes -ness and -ity,

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productivity British  

/ ˌprɒdʌkˈtɪvɪtɪ /

noun

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

2. the state of being productive

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productivity Cultural  

1. 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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Other Word Forms

• antiproductivity adjective
• nonproductivity noun
• semiproductivity noun
• unproductivity noun

Etymology

Origin of productivity

First recorded in 1800–10; productiv(e) ( def. ) + -ity ( def. )

Example Sentences

Higher productivity kills jobs only if you take a snapshot and ignore the dynamics of changing job activity.

From The Wall Street Journal

So she reminded herself that her desire to go to bed early doesn’t make her boring or anti-fun; it means that she’s putting her health, her family and her productivity first.

From The Wall Street Journal

So that many of the reforms that have been talked about—like Capital Markets Union, Savings and Investment Union, the energy reform, the improvement of productivity through simplifications—that this will actually happen.

From The Wall Street Journal

Also, Warsh may be able to persuade his colleagues that productivity gains are pushing prices lower than traditional models capture.

From Barron's

Companies are pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into new technologies such as artificial intelligence to try to improve productivity and profits.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• capacity
• fertility
• production
• yield