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 Words From

• anti·produc·tivi·ty adjective noun
• nonpro·duc·tivi·ty noun
• semi·produc·tivi·ty noun
• unpro·duc·tivi·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of productivity¹

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

Example Sentences

"Bottom line, it's not a good story," he will say, describing how productivity has fallen since the 2008 economic crash and has not recovered since.

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NHS Providers, which represents NHS trusts in England, said hospitals were already doing everything possible to boost productivity while delivering tough efficiency measures.

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He added the NHS must end it's “more, more, more culture” and accept reforms were needed to improve productivity.

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It has also improved productivity – to the tune of about 15%, he estimates.

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Sandra Busby, managing director of Cnect Wales, which represents call centres, said there was no difference in productivity with working from home, other than in sales where the team environment in an office is important.

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Related Words

• capacity
• fertility
• production
• yield