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productivity

[ proh-duhk-tiv-i-tee, ǻ-ܳ‑ ]

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

/ ˌɒʌˈɪɪɪ /

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

  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

  • t·dܳ·پi·ٲ adjective noun
  • ԴDzp·ܳ·پi·ٲ noun
  • i·dܳ·پi·ٲ noun
  • ܲp·ܳ·پi·ٲ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of productivity1

First recorded in 1800–10; productiv(e) ( def ) + -ity ( def )
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In the company’s quarterly webcast, Musk touted the potential of autonomous driving and said that Optimus, Tesla’s humanoid robot, would lower labor costs and increase productivity.

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“There’s a silver lining to the incredible productivity of the California ecosystem,” he said.

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East Riding has one of the fastest growing economies in the country, but Analysis by the Institute for Government has found the productivity across the whole region still remains below the national average.

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In a rare joint intervention, the business groups said they support the government's core aims of improving productivity, wages and workers' rights.

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Eschewing sex and going to bed early is the key, he declares, to preventing "a weak mind, bad decisions or lack of productivity."

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