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I can imagine people in Third World countries looking at, you know, someone like Hillary Clinton raising $35 million for her presidential campaign that goes to really, you know, nonproductive means, and they see that, and they just - it's just really immoral, I believe.
Cindy Sheehan

Meaning of "nonproductive" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NONPRODUCTIVE

nonproductive  [ˌnɒnprəˈdʌktɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NONPRODUCTIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nonproductive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES NONPRODUCTIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of nonproductive in the English dictionary

The definition of nonproductive in the dictionary is not directly responsible for producing goods. Other definition of nonproductive is having disappointing results; unproductive.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NONPRODUCTIVE


adductive
əˈdʌktɪv
conductive
kənˈdʌktɪv
counterproductive
ˌkaʊntəprəˈdʌktɪv
deductive
dɪˈdʌktɪv
eductive
ɪˈdʌktɪv
hypothetico-deductive
ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəʊdɪˈdʌktɪv
inductive
ɪnˈdʌktɪv
introductive
ˌɪntrəˈdʌktɪv
nonconductive
ˌnɒnkənˈdʌktɪv
nondeductive
ˌnɒndɪˈdʌktɪv
noninductive
ˌnɒnɪnˈdʌktɪv
nonreproductive
ˌnɒnˌriːprəˈdʌktɪv
photoinductive
ˌfəʊtəʊɪnˈdʌktɪv
productive
prəˈdʌktɪv
reductive
rɪˈdʌktɪv
reproductive
ˌriːprəˈdʌktɪv
seductive
sɪˈdʌktɪv
self-inductive
ˌsɛlfɪnˈdʌktɪv
superconductive
ˌsuːpəkənˈdʌktɪv
unproductive
ˌʌnprəˈdʌktɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NONPRODUCTIVE

nonpracticing
nonpractising
nonpregnant
nonprescription
nonprint
nonproblem
nonproducing
nonproductiveness
nonproductivity
nonprofessional
nonprofessorial
nonprofit
nonprofit organization
nonprogram
nonprogrammer
nonprogressive
nonproliferation
nonproprietary
nonprotein
nonproven

WORDS THAT END LIKE NONPRODUCTIVE

active
addictive
alternative
attractive
collective
constrictive
cost-effective
defective
destructive
detective
directive
distinctive
effective
interactive
objective
perspective
prospective
protective
respective
selective
subjective

Synonyms and antonyms of nonproductive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nonproductive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NONPRODUCTIVE

Find out the translation of nonproductive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nonproductive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nonproductive» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

非生产性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

no productiva
570 millions of speakers

English

nonproductive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

nonproductive
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير منتج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

непродуктивный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

improdutivo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

nonproductive
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

non productive
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak produktif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unproduktiven
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

乾性の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비생산적인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nonprofit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phi sản
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திறனற்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नॉनप्रॉडक्टिव्ह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nonprodüktif
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

non produttiva
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieproduktywnych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

непродуктивний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

neproductivă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μη παραγωγικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nie-produktiewe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nonproductive
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nonproductive
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nonproductive

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NONPRODUCTIVE»

The term «nonproductive» is normally little used and occupies the 125.390 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NONPRODUCTIVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nonproductive

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2 QUOTES WITH «NONPRODUCTIVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word nonproductive.
1
Katherine Dunham
I could never live a nonproductive life and I feel that I have lived a productive life as far as I want to in terms of this company that I have for so many years.
2
Cindy Sheehan
I can imagine people in Third World countries looking at, you know, someone like Hillary Clinton raising $35 million for her presidential campaign that goes to really, you know, nonproductive means, and they see that, and they just - it's just really immoral, I believe.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NONPRODUCTIVE»

Discover the use of nonproductive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nonproductive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Budgeting Concepts for Nurse Managers
NONPRODUCTIVE. TIME. The average daily staffing pattern for this unit must be maintained 7 days a week. But the 18 staff identified in the variable staffing pattern will work only 5 days a week. In addition, they will sometimes be ill or on ...
Steven A. Finkler, Mary L. McHugh, 2008
2
Portable Signs and Symptoms
receptors, causing a nonproductive cough. The patient may also have pleuritic chest pain, anxiety, dyspnea, tachypnea, tachycardia, and tracheal deviation. ♢ Bronchitis (chronic). Bronchitis starts with a nonproductive, hacking cough that later ...
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007
3
Interpreting Signs and Symptoms
Individuals infected with avian influenza may initially have symptoms of conventional influenza, including a nonproductive cough, fever, sore throat, and muscle aches. The most virulent avian virus, influenza A (H5N1), may lead to severe and ...
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007
4
Theories of Personality
Fromm distinguished between nonproductive and productive orientations. Nonproductive orientations are unhealthy ways of relating to the world. The nonproductive orientations in his original formulation are the receptive, exploitative, ...
Duane Schultz, Sydney Schultz, 2004
5
Kuby Immunology
Thomas J. Kindt, Richard A. Goldsby, Barbara A. Osborne, Janis Kuby. (I + K chains inhibit rearrangement of K allele *2 and X rearrangement Nonproductive allele *1 TABLE 5-2 Combinatorial antibody diversity in humans and mice LIGHT.
Thomas J. Kindt, Richard A. Goldsby, Barbara A. Osborne, 2007
6
Economics and Financial Management for Nurses and Nurse Leaders
Nonproductive hours and nonproductive percent. Paid hours such as sick leave, holidays, and vacations are considered nonproductive hours, as these hours do not contribute direct or indirect services to the employer. In some settings, break ...
Susan J. Penner, 2013
7
Immunology: Understanding The Immune System
194 CHAPTER SIX | The Genetics of Antibody Formation and Structure GERMLINE Ig H CHAIN GENES I Rearrangement on one allele I | Nonproductive "1 ( ( MJ Rearrangement on second k allele <> <> fi +Achain-producing Bcell FIGURE ...
Klaus D. Elgert, 2009
8
Financial Management for Nurse Managers: Merging the Heart ...
In this case, the 4W nonproductive time average will be higher than the human resources department number. For this 4W example, let's say that the human resources department does not have a figure for nonproductive time and, to simplify ...
Janne Dunham-Taylor, Joseph Z. Pinczuk, 2014
9
Social Character in a Mexican Village
Among the combinations of the various orientations we must differentiate between the blend of the nonproductive orientations among themselves, and that of the nonproductive with the productive orientation. If one wants to characterize a ...
Erich Fromm
10
Diseases of Swine
Interrelationship between factors influencing nonproductive days. The interrelationship between pigs weaned/sow/year shows that litters/female/year greatly influences this interrelationship; however gestation and lactation length cannot be ...
Barbara E. Straw, Jeffrey J. Zimmerman, Sylvie D'Allaire, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NONPRODUCTIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nonproductive is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The paper-thin horror of a post-Delphian world
“Being that I am most definitely single and couldn't find any other nonproductive thing to do with my time, I decided to read the Fiver and was ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Former POW accepts apology 7 decades later
The weakened soldiers were ordered to extract as much copper ore as possible from a mine that had been declared nonproductive. «OCRegister, Jul 15»
3
WHITE TOWNSHIP: Supervisors question new calculation of land …
... Township Manager Milt Lady to draft a letter requesting the county to modify the reassessments, especially concerning “nonproductive land.”. «Indiana Gazette, Jul 15»
4
Clinton manipulates tax concept
All this would be nonproductive work – interpreting and manipulating rules. It would benefit tax lawyers and accountants. Whether their parasitic ... «Albuquerque Journal, Jul 15»
5
10 Blunders Investors Make With Their Money
Because rebalancing is an ongoing, systematic process, it takes the nonproductive guesswork out. 7. Counting on Uncle Sam for retirement. «U.S. News & World Report, Jul 15»
6
Dania Ramirez Loves Being 'More Devious' On This Season Of …
Talk about also the biggest misperception of immigrants in America is the nonproductive members of society. That we're not productive ... «Access Hollywood, Jul 15»
7
The trouble with Clinton's profit sharing
More regulations. All this would be nonproductive work — interpreting and manipulating rules. It would benefit tax lawyers and accountants. «The Register-Guard, Jul 15»
8
Gazpromneft-Noyabrskneftegaz optimises the construction of wells
Along with this, the nonproductive time of the wells fell several times. 'Now we are ready to make a new qualitative leap. According to the ... «OilVoice, Jul 15»
9
John McCain calls on Donald Trump to apologize to military families
“For me to look back in anger at anyone is nonproductive. Our country was divided in almost an unprecedented fashion during the Vietnam War ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
10
Halliburton introduces formation evaluation service
The data is collected with one trip in the hole, reducing nonproductive time and the potential for costly additional trips. “Halliburton continues to ... «Oil & Gas Technology, Jul 15»

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