productivity (ˌprɒdʌkˈtɪvɪtɪ
)
Definitions
noun
- the output of an industrial concern in relation to the materials, labour, etc, it employs
- the state of being productive
Synonyms
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output,
production,
capacity,
yield,
efficiency,
mass production,
work rate productive capacity
productiveness,
Translations
- British English:
productivity
Productivity is the rate at which goods are produced.Productivity continues to grow.ˌprɒdʌkˈtɪvɪtɪ NOUN Productivity continues to grow.
- Spanish:
productividad
nf
- French:
productivité
nf
- German:
Produktivität
nf
- Chinese: 生产力 n
- Arabic: إنْتَاجِيَّة n
- Portuguese: produtividade nf
- Russian: производительность nf
- Croatian: produktivnost nf
- Czech: produktivita nf
- Danish: produktivitet nutr
- Dutch: productiviteit nf
- Finnish: tuottavuus n
- Greek: παραγωγικότητα nf
- Italian: produttività nf
- Japanese: 生産性 n
- Korean: 생산성 n
- Norwegian: produktivitet nm
- Polish: wydajność nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: produtividade nf
- European Spanish:
productividad
nf
- Swedish: produktivitet nutr
- Thai: ความสามารถในการผลิต n
- Turkish: verimlilik n
- Vietnamese: năng suất n
Usage examples
But the act of love was welcome, even if it was in service of Geary productivity rather than pleasure.
, GALILEE (2001)New sources of production in Vietnam and higher productivity in Brazil have helped create a glut in the coffee market.
Spiked (2002)Non-farm productivity rose at a seasonally adjusted annualised rate of 8.6 per cent, the US Labor Department said.
Irish Times (2002)The link between government policy and spending and manufacturing productivity is very indirect.
Belfast Telegraph (2003)The failure to find such a link was known to economists as the " productivity paradox.
, DOT.CON (2001)