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    productivity

    nounBand 7

    UKˌprɒdʌkˈtɪvəti
    USˌproʊdəkˈtɪvəti

    The rate at which goods or work are produced, relative to time or effort.

    A conveyor belt carrying a steady line of identical sealed boxes through a bright, orderly warehouse
    A steady stream of finished work: productivity is how much is produced for the time and effort.

    Automation has boosted productivity.

    Long hours don't always increase productivity.

    Goes with

    Words that go with productivity: boost productivity; increase productivity; productivity levels; improve productivity.

    Similar and opposite

    Similar
    outputefficiencyyield
    Opposite
    inefficiency

    Word family

    The productivity family: productivity (noun), productive (adjective), productively (adverb), produce (verb), product (noun).

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