productive

/prəˈdʌktɪv/ adjective

Definition

USEFUL › producing a good or useful result: We had a very productive meeting and sorted out a lot of problems.

LARGE AMOUNT › producing a large amount of goods, food, work, etc: productive land a productive worker

(Definition of productive adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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