productivity

as in productiveness
the rate at which goods are produced or work is completed The country has high agricultural productivity. The company is looking for ways to improve worker productivity. There has been an increase in productivity.

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Recent Examples of productivity But in her eyes, AI isn’t about squeezing even more productivity from her day. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2025 Having a sick workforce is just bad for economic growth: workers in poor health work fewer hours, reducing our overall labor productivity. Emily Crawford, NPR, 12 Aug. 2025 The costs of the current approach—in terms of growth, inflation, and productivity—are likely to fall most on the people Trump claims to be championing. Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2025 Hyper-automation drastically reduces human error, boosts productivity, and frees up employees to focus on strategic initiatives that drive growth. Andrea Waisgluss, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for productivity

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“Productivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/productivity. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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