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productive

[ pruh-duhk-tiv ]

adjective

  1. having the power of producing; generative; creative:

    a productive effort.

  2. producing readily or abundantly; fertile:

    a productive vineyard.

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  3. causing; bringing about (usually followed by of ):

    conditions productive of crime and sin.

  4. Economics. producing or tending to produce goods and services having exchange value.
  5. Grammar. (of derivational affixes or patterns) readily used in forming new words, as the suffix -ness.
  6. (in language learning) of or relating to the language skills of speaking and writing ( receptive ).


productive

/ əˈʌɪ /

adjective

  1. producing or having the power to produce; fertile
  2. yielding favourable or effective results
  3. economics
    1. producing or capable of producing goods and services that have monetary or exchange value

      productive assets

    2. of or relating to such production

      the productive processes of an industry

  4. postpositivefoll byof resulting in

    productive of good results

  5. denoting an affix or combining form used to produce new words
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܳپ, adverb
  • ˈܳپԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ܳt· adverb
  • ·ܳt·Ա noun
  • ·ܳ·پ··ٲ [proh-duhk-, tiv, -i-tee], noun
  • t··ܳt adjective
  • anti··ܳt· adverb
  • i··ܳt adjective
  • semi··ܳt· adverb
  • ܲp·ܳt adjective
  • un·ܳt· adverb
  • un·ܳt·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of productive1

First recorded in 1605–15; from the Medieval Latin word ǻܳīܲ; product, -ive
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Synonym Study

Productive, fertile, fruitful, prolific apply to the generative aspect of something. Productive refers to a generative source of continuing activity: productive soil; a productive influence. Fertile applies to that in which seeds, literal or figurative, take root: fertile soil; a fertile imagination. Fruitful refers to that which has already produced and is capable of further production: fruitful soil, discovery, theory. Prolific means highly productive: a prolific farm, writer.
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Example Sentences

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Reports of interest first surfaced earlier this year but the Ibrox club said that "productive conversations" are ongoing.

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Lammy himself called the conversation "productive", taking place ahead of a "critical moment for Ukraine, Britain and Euro-Atlantic Security" as "talks continue at pace".

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Bárcena said in a post on social media that it was a “very productive meeting.”

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We need to make sure that we're having productive disagreements, if you will, and constructive criticism that isn't just, "Oh my God, everything sucks."

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Without them, negotiations can break down into finger-pointing rather than become productive sessions focused on the substance of a contract, Finn said.

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