productivity
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4.0
- noun
- /ˌprɒdʌkˈtɪvɪti/
- Specialized
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productividad
- The factory increased its productivity by implementing new technology and better training.
- increase productivity
- enhance productivity
- affect productivity
They don't create economic growth, they don't create productivity, they don't create well-being.
- They don't create economic growth, they don't create productivity, they don't create well-being.
- Not surprisingly, obsession and productivity seemed to go hand in hand.
- Just seeking a little boost in productivity, a little boost in margin.
- So one simple way is to define productivity hours every single day.
- And so productivity and innovation are key to that.
- And so we feel like this is a productivity enhancer.
- They are getting better jobs with higher productivity.
- Let me tell you, sleeping can actually increase your productivity.
- A lot of talk, not much productivity.
Examples
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We are proud to announce to our shareholders that a new day in human productivity is dawning.
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Productivity in this sector is up 1%.
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It's basically population growth plus productivity plus debt growth.
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Our standard of living is determined by productivity, OK?
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So the drive was always on productivity, efficiency, doing more with less.
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And so productivity and innovation are key to that.
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Yet for the first time since the Great Depression, this productivity performance failed to produce new jobs.
Academic text (2011) -
AI can boost productivity at unprecedented speed.
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Employment is up but productivity remains stubbornly low.
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I've been setting productivity records every year since I took over.
Synonyms
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2.2
The amount of something made in a certain time
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3.1
The amount a person, machine, or factory makes
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3.4
The amount of useful work a person or thing does
Antonyms
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
productivity = productive (transparent) = product + ive + ity
Formed by regular nominalization of the adjective 'productive' with '-ity', yielding the measurable noun 'productivity'.
Etymology
Productivity comes from produce, which means 'to bring forth' or 'make', and from product, something that is made. So, productivity is about how much you make in a certain time, which is why it means the rate of making goods or services.