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A pattern is a guide or a model. Patterns are used in sewing and knitting, in wood and metalworking, and in a wide variety of other productive pursuits, activities, and jobs. Patterns help to avoid waste and unwanted deviations and facilitate uniformity that is appropriate and beneficial.
David A. Bednar

Meaning of "productive" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PRODUCTIVE

productive  [prəˈdʌktɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRODUCTIVE

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

WHAT DOES PRODUCTIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Productivity

Productivity is the ratio of output to inputs in production; it is an average measure of the efficiency of production. Efficiency of production means production’s capability to create incomes which is measured by the formula real output value minus real input value. Productivity is a crucial factor in production performance of firms and nations. Increasing national productivity can raise living standards because more real income improves people's ability to purchase goods and services, enjoy leisure, improve housing and education and contribute to social and environmental programs. Productivity growth also helps businesses to be more profitable.

Definition of productive in the English dictionary

The first definition of productive in the dictionary is producing or having the power to produce; fertile. Other definition of productive is yielding favourable or effective results. Productive is also producing or capable of producing goods and services that have monetary or exchange value.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRODUCTIVE


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

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRODUCTIVE

productile
production
production agreement
production company
production control
production costs
production department
production line
production manager
production number
production platform
production run
production values
productional
productively
productiveness
productivity
productivity agreement
productivity bargaining
productivity bonus

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRODUCTIVE

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 productive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PRODUCTIVE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «productive» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of productive

Translation of «productive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRODUCTIVE

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

Translator English - Chinese

生产力高的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

productivo
570 millions of speakers

English

productive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उत्पादक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إنتاجية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

продуктивным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

produtivo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উত্পাদনক্ষম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

productif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Produktif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

produktiv
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

生産性が高い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

생산적인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Produktif
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sản xuất
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உற்பத்தி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उत्पादक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

üretken
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

produttivo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

produktywne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

продуктивним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

productiv
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παραγωγικών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

produktiewe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

produktiv
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

produktiv
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of productive

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRODUCTIVE»

The term «productive» is very widely used and occupies the 11.722 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRODUCTIVE» OVER TIME

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «PRODUCTIVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word productive.
1
Jonathan Ames
No, I'm not very productive at all. I'm probably like an animal. I mean, great animals in the ocean feed all the time. I'm someone who procrastinates, worries, for most of a month, and then I'll have a flurry of manic productivity with a sense of great urgency and fear for, like, two days.
2
Charles Bass
I am in the process of trying to decide whether I can make a substantive and productive contribution to the policy-making process. I was always there because I wanted to work on the pressing issues of the day - I'm interested in energy, I'm interested in the climate bill and technology policy.
3
David A. Bednar
A pattern is a guide or a model. Patterns are used in sewing and knitting, in wood and metalworking, and in a wide variety of other productive pursuits, activities, and jobs. Patterns help to avoid waste and unwanted deviations and facilitate uniformity that is appropriate and beneficial.
4
Andy Behrman
Friends and family were convinced I was functioning just fine because I was efficient, productive and successful - who wouldn't be working twenty hour days? I had everybody fooled with my illness.
5
Bernard Berenson
Genius is the capacity for productive reaction against one's training.
6
Ben Bernanke
The American people are among the most productive in the world. We have the best technologies. We have great universities. We have entrepreneurs.
7
Earl Browder
The stage of the development of the productive forces determines the political and ideological superstructure of society which are crystallized into a system of social organization.
8
Howard Graham Buffett
Let me tell you about a place where technology won't work. When you walk onto a farm and are standing on soil, there is no technology that is going to take that soil and transform it into something that is five times more productive.
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Howard Warren Buffett
Soil is a living ecosystem, and is a farmer's most precious asset. A farmer's productive capacity is directly related to the health of his or her soil.
10
Warren Buffett
Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRODUCTIVE»

Discover the use of productive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to productive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Productive Group Work: How to Engage Students, Build ...
In this book, educators Nancy Frey, Douglas Fisher, and Sandi Everlove show you how to make all group work productive group work: with all students engaged in the academic content and with each other, building valuable social skills, ...
Nancy Frey, Douglas Fisher, Sandi Everlove, 2009
2
Get Productive!: Boosting Your Productivity And Getting ...
Your time is, indeed, your own. And this handy guide, written by a leading executive coach, shows you how to retool your brain, reclaim your schedule, become a master of each minute, and make yourself more productive.
Magdalena Bak-Maier, 2012
3
Productive Workplaces Revisited: Dignity, Meaning, and ...
. . This is a readable book, free of ‘glitz’ and ‘flavors of the month.’" –Robert Dilworth, associate professor of human resource management, Virginia Commonwealth University
Marvin R. Weisbord, 2004
4
The Productive Programmer
The Productive Programmer offers critical timesaving and productivity tools that you can adopt right away, no matter what platform you use.
Neal Ford, 2008
5
The Measurement of Productive Efficiency and Productivity Growth
When Harold Fried, et al. published The Measurement of Productive Efficiency: Techniques and Applications with OUP in 1993, the book received a great deal of professional interest for its accessible treatment of the rapidly growing field of ...
Department of Economics Union College Harold O. Fried Professor, Department of Economics University of Georgia C. A. Knox Lovell Professor, Department of Economics Union College Shelton S. Schmidt Professor, 2008
6
Creating the Productive Workplace
This book sets out the most important factors and evidence behind this phenomenon, and offers solutions to providing a work environment inducive to productivity.
Derek Croome, 1999
7
Productive Aging: Concepts and Challenges
This book treats the implications of productive aging as challenges. It combines the theories of gerontology with practical considerations and acknowledging the contributions of leading researchers in the field of aging.
Nancy Morrow-Howell, James Hinterlong, Michael Sherraden, 2001
8
How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic ...
In this practical, light-hearted, and encouraging book, Paul Silvia explains that writing productively does not require innate skills or special traits but specific tactics and actions.
Paul J. Silvia, 2007
9
Designing Productive Learning Environments
Based on the premise that school facility design should actively encourage efficient and effective learning, this book explores key design decisions that have a crucial impact on the kind of student-teacher-media interactions which take ...
Frederick G. Knirk, 1979
10
Achieving a productive aging society
The authors examine roles, both social and economic, which older people in good health can successfully fulfill. They urge a broadening of the options available to us as we age that extend beyond leisure activities and family involvement.
Scott A. Bass, Francis G. Caro, Yung-Ping Chen, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRODUCTIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term productive is used in the context of the following news items.
1
How to Be Productive When You Work From Home
When you work in an office where you have the option to close the door to drown out noise and a boss looking over your shoulder, it's much ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
Analysis: After productive offseason, Clippers' one problem may be …
Clippers guard Jamal Crawford attacks the basket against Spurs' Manu Ginobili during the first half of game two of the first round of the NBA ... «OCRegister, Jul 15»
3
Providing more autonomy is a key to managing happy, productive staff
Providing more autonomy is a key to managing happy, productive staff. Share; Share via Email · Share on Google Plus · Post on facebook wall ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
4
Cold Offices Make for Less Productive Employees
As I walked into work this morning, I was sweating. The infamous Chicago humidity warmed me up and caused my glasses to endlessly slide ... «Talent Management, Jul 15»
5
FIU Caps Productive Offseason With Star-Studded Camp
At a time when every college in the country seems to have a stake in the “goldmine” that is south Florida high school football talent, one of the ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
6
Ambode's Wife Tasks Youth On Productive Use Of Time During …
She urged participants to see the camping as a place of learning and moulding of character to become useful and productive adult citizens. «Leadership Newspapers, Jul 15»
7
Commutero Wants Canadians to Be More Productive During Their …
Inspired by the mounting frustration with Toronto's notorious traffic jams, and the introduction of HOV lanes, Commutero is an app hoping to ... «Techvibes, Jul 15»
8
Minimum Wage Increases Are Counter-Productive to Real Growth
The minimum wage is not what is commonly referred, as is being proven again as parts of the U.S. experiment directly with this boundary. «Newsmax, Jul 15»
9
5 ways a Marlin Serviced Apartment can help you stay productive
The problem of staying productive whilst working away from home can be tricky to overcome – especially if it is an extended stay and you are ... «ITCM, Jul 15»
10
Report: North Carolina Kids with Medicaid Become Healthy …
Report: North Carolina Kids with Medicaid Become Healthy, Productive Adults. Public News Service - NC | July 2015 | Download audio. «Public News Service, Jul 15»

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