productivity

C1 Topic:Work & Careers
US /ˌpɹɑ.dʌkˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/ UK /ˌpɹɒdʌkˈtɪvəti/
noun Freq #21680

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The rate at which workers produce goods or services; how efficiently work is done.

    New software has greatly improved the team's productivity.

  2. 2
    noun

    The state of producing a lot, or of being fertile and effective.

    The rich soil is known for its remarkable productivity.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · the rate at which workers... productiveness
2 noun · the state of producing a... productiveness
Word family
Forms productivities
Derived forms bioproductivitycounterproductivitynonproductivitypalaeoproductivitypaleoproductivitysemiproductivityunderproductivity

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Late Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Late Latin dūcō Late Latin prōdūcō Proto-Indo-European *-wósder. Late Latin -īvus Late Latin prōductīvusbor. English productive Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English productivity From productiv…

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