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productivity

nounfemininegeneral usevery common/pɾu.du.ti.vi.ˈda.dɨ/pro·du·ti·vi·da·de

Definition

1

The effectiveness of productive effort, especially in industry, as measured in terms of the rate of output per unit of input.

Usage examples

The company invested in new machines to increase productivity.
Agricultural sector productivity grew this year.

Common combinations

increase productivitylabor productivityproductivity index