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 Dimon’s three-and-a-half-day forecast hinges on that cumulative productivity. Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025 Scorsese’s productivity rivals that of a Frank Capra who, a generation earlier, directed some 40 films under his healthy deal with Columbia Pictures. Peter Bart, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025 Elhedery said that consumers were not ready to pay for it, and businesses will be cautious as productivity benefits will not materialize in a year or two. Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025 Many farmers have focused on short-term productivity, relying on fertilizers or frequent tillage to boost yields from one season to the next. Huma Tariq Malik, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 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 17 Nov. 2025.

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