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Meaning of productivity | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˌpɹɒdʌkˈtɪvəti

Definitions

  1. The state of being productive, fertile, or efficient
  2. The state of being productive, fertile, or efficient.
    uncountable, usually
  3. The rate at which goods or services are produced by a standard population of workers; those workers' degree of efficiency
  4. The rate at which goods or services are produced by a standard population of workers; those workers' degree of efficiency.
    uncountable, usually
  5. The rate at which crops are grown on a standard area of land
  6. The rate at which crops are grown on a standard area of land.
    uncountable, usually
  7. The ability to form new words using established patterns and discrete linguistic elements, such as the derivational affixes -ness and -ity; the degree to which such formation happens
  8. The ability to form new words using established patterns and discrete linguistic elements, such as the derivational affixes -ness and -ity; the degree to which such formation happens.
    uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“You can see the computer age everywhere but in the productivity statistics.”
“Productivity growth has disappointed across the western world since the 2008 financial crisis. But the UK has notched a significantly worse performance than many of its peers on this metric of output for each hour of work – which is a vital driver of economic growth, wages and living standards.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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