productivity

4 definitions • 11 examples

the rate at which a company or country makes goods, usually judged in connection with the number of people and the amount of materials necessary to produce the goods:

Studies show that if a working environment is pleasant, productivity increases.

a productivity bonus/incentive

Productivity in the steel industry improved by five percent last year.

the rate at which a person, company, or country does useful work:

A pleasant working environment increases productivity.

the rate at which a country, company, etc. produces goods or services, usually judged in relation to the number of people and the time necessary to produce them:

The productivity agreement gives staff an extra 10% pay if the team reaches its sales targets.

productivity increases/improves/goes up Studies show that if a working environment is pleasant, productivity increases.

increase/improve/boost productivity

an increase/decrease/fall in productivity

productivity gains/growth/improvement Many economists doubt that productivity growth can be credited to information technology.

the ability to do as much work as possible in a particular period:

Think about which times of day your productivity is highest, and do the most difficult tasks then.

The new phone has some useful apps for organizing information – it's a great productivity tool.