productivity
/productivity/
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Definition
- Noun:
- (Economics) A measure of efficiency: The ratio of the quantity and quality of output (goods or services) produced to the inputs (such as labor, capital, or time) used in the production process.
- The quality or state of being productive: The capacity or power to produce, create, or bring forth results.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- Investing in new technology has significantly increased the factory's productivity.
- Employee well-being is often linked to higher levels of productivity.
- The productivity of the research team is measured by the number of patents they file.
Advanced Usage
- "Productivity gains": Improvements or increases in output per unit of input.
- The company's quarterly report highlighted strong productivity gains due to process automation.
- "Productivity tools": Applications or methods designed to help someone accomplish tasks more efficiently.
- She uses various digital productivity tools to manage her projects and schedule.
- "Marginal productivity": (Economics) The additional output generated by employing one more unit of a particular input.
- The theory discusses the relationship between wages and the marginal productivity of labor.
Variants and Related Words
- Productive (adj): Having the quality of producing abundantly; fruitful or effective.
- It was a very productive meeting where several key decisions were made.
- Productively (adv): In a way that produces good results; efficiently.
- The team worked productively to meet the deadline.
- Product (n): An article or substance that is manufactured or refined for sale; a result or outcome.
- The final product must meet all quality standards.
Synonyms
- Efficiency: The state of achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense.
- Output: The amount of something produced by a person, machine, or industry.
- Yield: The amount of product resulting from a process or investment.
Related Phrases
- Labor productivity: A specific measure of output per unit of labor input (e.g., per hour worked).
- The government's report focuses on improving national labor productivity.
- Productivity slump/decline: A period or instance of decreasing productivity.
- The manager addressed the recent productivity slump in the department.
Idioms and Common Expressions
- "Productivity hack": A strategy or shortcut intended to increase one's efficiency and output.
- His favorite productivity hack is to tackle the most difficult task first thing in the morning.
Noun
- (economics) the ratio of the quantity and quality of units produced to the labor per unit of time
- the quality of being productive or having the power to produce