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productivity

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pro·duc·tiv·i·ty  (prdk-tv-t, prdk-)
n.
1. The quality of being productive.
2. Economics The rate at which goods or services are produced especially output per unit of labor.
3. Ecology The rate at which radiant energy is used by producers to form organic substances as food for consumers.

productivity [ˌprɒdʌkˈtɪvɪtɪ]
n
1. (Business / Commerce) the output of an industrial concern in relation to the materials, labour, etc., it employs
2. the state of being productive
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.productivityproductivity - the quality of being productive or having the power to produce
fruitfulness, fecundity - the quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth
2.productivity - (economics) the ratio of the quantity and quality of units produced to the labor per unit of time
economic science, economics, political economy - the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management
ratio - the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)

productivity
noun output, production, capacity, yield, efficiency, mass production, work rate, productive capacity, productiveness The results reflected a continued improvement in productivity.
Translations
productivity [ˌprɒdʌkˈtɪvɪtɪ]
A. Nproductividad f
B. CPD productivity agreement, productivity deal N (Brit) → acuerdo m sobre productividad
productivity bonus Nprima f de productividad or rendimiento

productivity [ˌprɒdʌkˈtɪvɪti] nproductivité f
productivity agreement n (British)accord m de productivité
productivity bonus nprime f à la productivité
product line nligne f de produits
product placement nplacement m de produit

productivity
nProduktivität f; (of land)Fruchtbarkeit f, → Ergiebigkeit f; (of well, mine)Ergiebigkeit f; (of business, shop)Rentabilität f

productivity:
productivity agreement
nProduktivitätsvereinbarung f
productivity bonus
productivity incentive
nLeistungsanreiz m

productivity [ˌprɒdʌkˈtɪvɪtɪ] nproduttività
productivity [ˌprɒdʌkˈtɪvɪtɪ] nproduttività

productivity إنتاجية produktivita produktivitet Produktivität παραγωγικότητα productividad tuottavuus productivité produktivnost produttività 生産性 생산성 productiviteit produktivitet wydajność produtividade производительность produktivitet ความสามารถในการผลิต verimlilik năng suất 生产力


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"I have always avoided what attracted me, and turned my back upon the point where secretly I desired to be"; and, of course, that is not the way to a free and generous productivity, in literature, or in anything else; though in literature, with Amiel at all events, it meant the fastidiousness which [33] is incompatible with any but the very best sort of production.
Accordingly, although Dryden himself frankly admitted that his talents were not especially adapted to writing plays, he proceeded to do so energetically, and continued at it, with diminishing productivity, nearly down to the end of his life, thirty-five years later.
 
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