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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,

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.

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

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When commuting costs are high, employers have to consider morale and productivity, he said.

From MarketWatch

Shift work disorder is linked to a range of serious concerns, including reduced mental sharpness, lower productivity, increased risk of car accidents, and more workplace injuries.

From Science Daily

These tools track their productivity, customer interactions and real-time behavior — including, in some cases, audio and video surveillance on the job.

From MarketWatch

Citing low productivity, industrial decline and an ageing population, the institutes warned that Germany's economy would soon be unable to grow sustainably.

From Barron's

"The productivity of that -- in terms of how much you could extract from it -- peaked in the late 1990s and it's been in decline ever since," she added.

From Barron's

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