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productivity
noun [U] /ˌprɒd.ʌkˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/
/ˌproʊ.dəkˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/ Definition
C1 the rate at which a company or country makes goods, usually judged in connection with the number of people and the amount of materials necessary to produce the goods: Studies show that if a working environment is pleasant, productivity increases. a productivity bonus/incentive Productivity in the steel industry improved by five percent last year.Creating and producingInventing, designing and innovation
(Definition of productivity noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bear fruit idiom
- bring sth out phrasal verb (PRODUCE)
- churn sth out phrasal verb
- cobble sth together phrasal verb
- conjure sth up phrasal verb (CREATE)
- craft verb
- engineer verb (BUILD)
- generate verb (MAKE ENERGY)
- making noun
- man-made adjective
- mass-produce verb
- on the go idiom
- overproduce verb
- raise verb (EXIST)
- shape verb (FORM)
- stitch sth together phrasal verb
- tailor verb
- throw sth together phrasal verb
- toss sth off phrasal verb
- trundle sth out phrasal verb
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