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productive

[ pruh-duhk-tiv ]

adjective

  1. having the power of producing; generative; creative:

    a productive effort.

  2. producing readily or abundantly; fertile:

    a productive vineyard.

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  3. causing; bringing about (usually followed by of ):

    conditions productive of crime and sin.

  4. Economics. producing or tending to produce goods and services having exchange value.
  5. Grammar. (of derivational affixes or patterns) readily used in forming new words, as the suffix -ness.
  6. (in language learning) of or relating to the language skills of speaking and writing ( receptive ).


productive

/ əˈʌɪ /

adjective

  1. producing or having the power to produce; fertile
  2. yielding favourable or effective results
  3. economics
    1. producing or capable of producing goods and services that have monetary or exchange value

      productive assets

    2. of or relating to such production

      the productive processes of an industry

  4. postpositivefoll byof resulting in

    productive of good results

  5. denoting an affix or combining form used to produce new words
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܳپ, adverb
  • ˈܳپԱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ܳt· adverb
  • ·ܳt·Ա noun
  • ·ܳ·پ··ٲ [proh-duhk-, tiv, -i-tee], noun
  • t··ܳt adjective
  • anti··ܳt· adverb
  • i··ܳt adjective
  • semi··ܳt· adverb
  • ܲp·ܳt adjective
  • un·ܳt· adverb
  • un·ܳt·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of productive1

First recorded in 1605–15; from the Medieval Latin word ǻܳīܲ; product, -ive
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Synonym Study

Productive, fertile, fruitful, prolific apply to the generative aspect of something. Productive refers to a generative source of continuing activity: productive soil; a productive influence. Fertile applies to that in which seeds, literal or figurative, take root: fertile soil; a fertile imagination. Fruitful refers to that which has already produced and is capable of further production: fruitful soil, discovery, theory. Prolific means highly productive: a prolific farm, writer.
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On Friday, he said he had had a "very productive" call with the leader of Vietnam, helping Nike shares to recover some ground after their steep Thursday falls.

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This equipoise held for four very productive years, but there comes a moment in all love stories when one partner gets fidgety and starts to pull away.

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Though the small but speedy Atwell has never played a consistently prominent role in McVay’s offense, he was productive when called upon.

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Some of Freddie Freeman’s most productive moments as a Dodger have come in matchups against his old team, the Atlanta Braves.

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"This documentary shows that we can be leaders. I am a manager, a productive member of the workforce," Srija says.

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