productivitynoun [ U ]
uk/ˌprɒd.ʌkˈtɪv.ə.ti/us/ˌproʊ.dəkˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/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.
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- The introduction of new working practices has dramatically improved productivity.
- Our main objective is to improve the company's productivity.
- The productivity figures are down/up on last week's.
- It's a question of striking the right balance between quality and productivity.
- The payback for reorganization should be increased productivity.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Creating and producing
- bear fruit idiom
- bring
- bring sth out
- churn sth out
- cobble
- craft
- mass-produce
- on the go idiom
- overproduce
- patch
- patch sth together
- phase
- pump
- raise
- rush
- turn sth out
- uncreative
- unleash
- unproductive
- wrought
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