productivity

[proh-duhk-tiv-i-tee, prod-uhk‐]

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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.

Related formsan·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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Related Words for productivity

fertility, production, capacity, yield, abundance, productiveness, potency, fecundity, richness

Examples from the Web for productivity

Contemporary Examples of productivity

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
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
The CEO describes the company as a “productivity and platform company.”
Bill Gates’ Internet Doomsday Prophesy Comes True
Kyle Chayka
July 17, 2014
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
If you want to increase your productivity, light can play a big role.
Change Your Sense: Biohacking for Beginners
Ari Meisel
March 18, 2014

Historical Examples of productivity

It inspires the initiative that makes our productivity the wonder of the world.
United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches
Various
Taine excelled in praise of her intellectual vigour and productivity.
Mountain Meditations
L. Lind-af-Hageby
Emphasis on productivity does not lend to a society of relaxed individuals.
A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis
Melvin Powers
There is a waste of time and productivity in all of the grades of the elementary schools.
The New Education
Scott Nearing
The productivity of the unit must be kept up to a high level of efficiency.
The Next Step
Scott Nearing

British Dictionary definitions for productivity

productivity

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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Word Origin and History for productivity

1809, "quality of being productive," from productive + -ity. An earlier word for this was productiveness (1727). Economic sense of "rate of output per unit" is from 1899.

productivity in Culture

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.