productivity

noun

pro·​duc·​tiv·​i·​ty ˌprō-dək-ˈti-və-tē 

ˌprä-,

prə-ˌdək-

1

: the quality or state of being productive

2

: the rate per unit area or per unit volume at which biomass consumable as food by other organisms is made by producers

Examples of productivity in a Sentence

The country has low agricultural productivity.

The company is looking for ways to improve worker productivity.

There has been an increase in productivity.

Recent Examples on the Web

Speed to productivity, project costs and staff training requirements aside, sometimes GenAI shouldn’t be the first approach to the problem. —Giuliana Corbo, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025

If your interest in coffee is the sort that takes you on a two-week workaway to Honduras, or even if your relationship is strictly fuel-related—you’re after a thick cup of productivity tar in the morning—the Moccamaster Cup-One is equipped to pour you something just right. —Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2025

The future of sustainable productivity isn’t just AI + human. —Kelly Monahan, Fortune, 9 July 2025

Whichever forces may be at work, the IMF, to cite just one example, thinks higher US tariffs will lower the country’s productivity and output. —Olesya Dmitracova, CNN Money, 9 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1808, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing productivity

• hyper-productivity

Rhymes for productivity

• absorptivity
• affectivity
• collectivity
• conductivity
• connectivity
• corrosivity
• creativity
• diffusivity
• directivity
• effectivity
• emissivity
• exclusivity

Kids Definition

productivity

noun

pro·​duc·​tiv·​i·​ty (ˌ)prō-ˌdək-ˈtiv-ət-ē 

ˌpräd-(ˌ)ək-,

prə-ˌdək-

1

: the quality or state of being productive

2

: the rate of production at which food for other living things is made by living things that are producers