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

The first will include Azure and Microsoft 365 cloud products, as well as productivity and server licensing, industry solutions and frontier and support services. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

First, a few enthusiastic teams shipped generative AI and agentic AI features fast and superficially, creating real second-order risk—which is why the AI productivity function exists today. — Ankur Pal, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

This was exacerbated by Maresca’s eventual decision to implement a slower tempo in the second half of his first season, which had a noticeable effect on Palmer’s productivity. — Jon MacKenzie, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026

After efforts to offshore and nearshore production — including building out manufacturing infrastructure in Vietnam, Brazil, Mexico and Turkey — faced productivity challenges, Shein has continued to rely heavily on Chinese manufacturing. — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 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