Definition of PRODUCTIVITY

productivity

Meanings

Plural: productivities

Noun

  • the quality of being productive or having the power to produce
  • (economics) the ratio of the quantity and quality of units produced to the labor per unit of time
  • The state of being productive, fertile, or efficient.
  • The rate at which goods or services are produced by a standard population of workers; those workers' degree of efficiency.
  • The rate at which crops are grown on a standard area of land.
  • 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.

Origin / Etymology

From productive + -ity.

Synonyms

productiveness

Antonyms

unproductiveness

Scrabble Score: 23

productivity is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
productivity is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
productivity is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 26

productivity is a valid Words With Friends word