productivity

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Pronunciation

/ˌprɒdʌkˈtɪvɪti/(prod-uk-TIV-ih-tee)

Part of speech

nounneutral

Chinese

生产力；效率（在给定时间或资源内产出的数量或质量）

Definition

The state or quality of producing something, especially crops; the effectiveness of productive effort.

Word family

  • productive/prəˈdʌktɪv/(adj)有生产力的
  • produce/prəˈdjuːs/(v)生产
  • product/ˈprɒdʌkt/(n)产品

Collocations

  • improve productivity
  • worker productivity
  • productivity gains
  • labour productivity
  • productivity loss
  • productivity growth

Examples

  1. 1.Flexible working arrangements have been shown to improve productivity by reducing commuting stress and improving focus.
  2. 2.The new software is expected to deliver significant productivity gains, particularly in the data processing team.

Synonyms

  • efficiency/ɪˈfɪʃənsi/— accomplishing without waste
  • output/ˈaʊtpʊt/— amount produced
  • performance/pəˈfɔːməns/— how well something works

Etymology

from "productive" + "-ity," with "productive" from Latin "producere" (to bring forth)