productivity

noun

pro·​duc·​tiv·​i·​ty ˌprō-dək-ˈti-və-tē 

ˌprä-, 

prə-ˌdək-

1

: the quality or state of being productive

2

: the rate per unit area or per unit volume at which biomass consumable as food by other organisms is made by producers

Examples of productivity in a Sentence

The country has low agricultural productivity.

The company is looking for ways to improve worker productivity.

There has been an increase in productivity.

Recent Examples on the Web

Something exciting to watch will be how DuPont's embrace of artificial intelligence further boosts productivity and drives more sales. — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

Mousa has used the Brick device, which locks the user out of certain apps for a period of time, for the past two years to help boost his productivity. — Jane Miller, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

Worries are growing that all the hundreds of billions of dollars Big Tech companies are pouring into AI data centers won’t yield enough productivity and profit to make the investments worth it. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

The Yoga Mini didn't look terrific in our productivity and content-creation tests. — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1808, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing productivity

• hyper-productivity

Rhymes for productivity

• absorptivity
• affectivity
• collectivity
• conductivity
• connectivity
• corrosivity
• creativity
• diffusivity
• directivity
• effectivity
• emissivity
• exclusivity

Kids Definition

productivity

noun

pro·​duc·​tiv·​i·​ty (ˌ)prō-ˌdək-ˈtiv-ət-ē 

ˌpräd-(ˌ)ək-, 

prə-ˌdək-

1

: the quality or state of being productive

2

: the rate of production at which food for other living things is made by living things that are producers