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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More people need help now than at any time in the last 50 years – and the health, well-being, and productivity of roughly one in eight people in Central Florida are heavily linked to the assistance provided through Second Harvest and our network of more than 870 feeding partners.
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Derrick Chubbs, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
American auto plants often face productivity and efficiency gaps compared with foreign competitors.
—Bedassa Tadesse, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2025
Our thought bubble, via Axios' Emily Peck: American manufacturing is already quite advanced and has increased in productivity overall.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
There is a difference between a return to the field and a return to productivity, and the latter almost universally requires some extra time.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2025
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Derrick Chubbs, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
American auto plants often face productivity and efficiency gaps compared with foreign competitors.
—Bedassa Tadesse, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2025
Our thought bubble, via Axios' Emily Peck: American manufacturing is already quite advanced and has increased in productivity overall.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
There is a difference between a return to the field and a return to productivity, and the latter almost universally requires some extra time.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 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 16 Apr. 2025.
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