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 It’s built slim and light enough to toss in a bag, yet powerful enough to juggle productivity tasks and some light creative work. Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 25 June 2025 Researchers have also reported a rise in dinoflagellates—a type of phytoplankton with whip-like tails—and a decades-long drop in phytoplankton productivity. Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025 Advertisement Advertisement The prevailing sentiment is that physical presence ensures better accountability and productivity. Gleb Tsipursky, Time, 25 June 2025 Unlike traditional wellness regimens, hers isn’t designed to optimize productivity or stoke desire; there are no infrared saunas or metabolic hacks. Ellen O'Connell Whittet june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 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 2 Jul. 2025.

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