productivity

[proh-duhk-tiv-i-tee, prod-uhk‑]

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,

productivity

/ ˌprɒdʌkˈtɪvɪtɪ /

noun

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

2. the state of being productive

productivity

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.

Other Word Forms

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of productivity¹

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

Example Sentences

And other metrics are still mostly on track, including AI, productivity gains, and slowing inflation.

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Beijing is pouring resources into technology and innovation to boost productivity as the population shrinks and ages.

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The outlook for prices depends on a complex mix of monetary policy, money supply, tariffs, currency movements, immigration, housing supply, deregulation, government spending, and productivity.

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The cuts include around 12,000 “white-collar professionals” across regions and a further 4,000 workers as part of manufacturing and supply chain productivity initiatives, the company said.

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The bank points to strong loan and deposit growth alongside rising fee-based revenues, attributing part of the performance to technology-driven improvements in productivity and customer experience.

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Related Words

• capacity 
• fertility 
• production 
• yield