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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Even as economic globalization enhances the productivity of the world economy, these changes may be unwelcome for many individuals and families.
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Robert O. Keohane, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
Venus enters Pisces on January 1 and should support your productivity levels, encouraging a fresh perspective on your daily routines.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 June 2025
When water is scarce, increases in grassland productivity are more valuable because there isn’t as much around.
—Matthew Sturchio, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
To OpenAI, these endeavors legitimately contribute to benefiting humanity: building more and more useful AI tools; bringing those tools and the necessary infrastructure to run them to people around the world; drastically increasing the productivity of software engineers.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
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Robert O. Keohane, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
Venus enters Pisces on January 1 and should support your productivity levels, encouraging a fresh perspective on your daily routines.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 June 2025
When water is scarce, increases in grassland productivity are more valuable because there isn’t as much around.
—Matthew Sturchio, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
To OpenAI, these endeavors legitimately contribute to benefiting humanity: building more and more useful AI tools; bringing those tools and the necessary infrastructure to run them to people around the world; drastically increasing the productivity of software engineers.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 30 May 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 7 Jun. 2025.
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