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

Meanwhile, Microsoft found that 80% of the global workforce lacks the time or energy to do their jobs, yet 53% of leaders said productivity needs to increase. — Melody Wilding, Contributor, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026

His alternative depends on machines dramatically increasing productivity. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026

For example, Fincantieri, one of the world’s largest shipbuilding groups, worked with EY and the EY-NVIDIA Alliance to explore how humanoid robotics and physical AI could improve safety and productivity in shipbuilding. — Rodrigo Madanes, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

In their complaint, the US alleged that Alfozan used an OpenAI productivity agent to research which conference rooms might be best exploited for his spying. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 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