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pro·duc·tive

 (prə-dŭk′tĭv, prō-)
adj.
1. Producing or capable of producing crops, goods, or services, especially in abundance:a productive stretch of land; a productive employee.
2. Marked by abundant production or achievement:a productive career. See Synonyms at fertile.
3. Yielding favorable or useful results; constructive:a productive suggestion.
4.Economics Of or involved in the creation of goods and services to produce wealth or value.
5. Effective in achieving specified results; originative. Used withof:policies productive of much harm.
6.Medicine
a. Producing mucus or sputum:a productive cough.
b. Forming new tissue:a productive inflammation.
7.Linguistics
a. Of or relating to the linguistic skills of speaking and writing.
b. Of or relating to a linguistic element or rule that can be used to form further examples of a particular feature or pattern. The English past tense suffix-ed is productive since it continues to be added to new verbs to form the past tense.

pro·duc′tive·ly adv.
pro·duc′tive·ness n.
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productive

(prəˈdʌktɪv)
adj
1.producing or having the power to produce; fertile
2.yielding favourable or effective results
3. (Economics)economics
a.producing or capable of producing goods and services that have monetary or exchange value:productive assets.
b.of or relating to such production:the productive processes of an industry.
4. (foll by:of) resulting in:productive of good results.
5. (Grammar) denoting an affix or combining form used to produce new words
proˈductivelyadv
proˈductivenessn
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pro•duc•tive

(prəˈdʌk tɪv)

adj.
1. able to produce; generative; creative.
2. producing abundantly; fertile: productive land.
3. causing; bringing about (usu. fol. byof): conditions productive of crime.
4.Econ. producing goods and services that have exchange value.
5. (of a derivational affix or pattern) readily used in forming new words, as the suffix -ness.
[1605–15; < Medieval Latin]
pro•duc′tive•ly,adv.
pro•duc′tive•ness, pro•duc•tiv•i•ty (ˌproʊ dʌkˈtɪv ɪ ti)n.
syn: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 species; fruitful discussions.prolific means highly productive: a prolific farm; a prolific writer.
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productive

  • cost-effective - Anything effective and productive in relation to its cost.
  • fecund,fecundation - Fecund is another word for "fertile, fruitful, productive"; fecundation is another word for "fertilization, impregnation."
  • originary - An adjective meaning "causing existence; productive," or "primitive; primary; original."
  • teemful - Fruitful, productive, prolific.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.productive - producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly); "productive farmland"; "his productive years"; "a productive collaboration"
creative,originative - having the ability or power to create; "a creative imagination"
fertile - capable of reproducing
fruitful - productive or conducive to producing in abundance; "be fruitful and multiply"
profitable - yielding material gain or profit; "profitable speculation on the stock market"
successful - having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome; "a successful architect"; "a successful business venture"
unproductive - not producing or capable of producing; "elimination of high-cost or unproductive industries"
2.productive - having the ability to produce or originate; "generative power"; "generative forces"
3.productive - yielding positive results
successful - having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome; "a successful architect"; "a successful business venture"
4.productive - marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil"
fruitful - productive or conducive to producing in abundance; "be fruitful and multiply"
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productive

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productive

adjective
1.Producing or able to produce a desired effect:
2.Capable of reproducing:
Biology:proliferous.
3.Characterized by great productivity:
4.Acting effectively with minimal waste:
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Translations
plodnýúrodný
frugtbar
termékeny
afrakstursmikill; frjósamur
plodenproduktiven

productive

[prəˈdʌktɪv]ADJ
1. (=efficient) [worker, land, industry] →productivo
the factory is not yet fully productivelafábrica todavía notrabaja aplenacapacidad
to be productiveof sth (frm) →producir algo,generar algo
2. (=fruitful) [meeting, discussion] →fructífero
I spent a productive morning in the libraryhetenido unamañanamuyfructíferaorprovechosaen labiblioteca
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productive

[prəˈdʌktɪv]adj
[person, worker, farmer] →productif/ive; [writer, artist] →prolifique
[soil] →productif/ive
(=useful) [discussion, talk, partnership] →productif/ive
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productive

adjproduktiv;mind alsoschöpferisch;landertragreich,fruchtbar;well, mineergiebig,ertragreich;business, shoprentabel;to beproductive of somethingetweinbringen;to lead aproductive lifeeinreichesoraktivesLebenführen;I don’t think it would be veryproductive to argue with himichhalte esnicht für sehrlohnenswert, mit ihm zustreiten(inf)
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productive

[prəˈdʌktɪv]adj (gen) →produttivo/a; (meeting, discussion) →fruttuoso/a; (enterprise, business) →cherende; (writer) →prolifico/a; (land, imagination) →fertile
he had a very productive day →ha avuto unagiornata moltosoddisfacente
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produce

(prəˈdjuːs) verb
1. to bring out.She produced a letter from her pocket. uithaal يُبْرِز، يُنْتِج изваждам puxar de vytáhnouthervorholen tage fremβγάζωsacar,extraer välja võtma بیرون آوردن ottaa esiinsortir לְהַראוֹת उत्पन्न करना, पैदा करना elővesz mengeluarkan leggja fram, sÿna (tirare fuori) 取り出す 꺼내다 ištraukti, pateikti uzrādīt mengeluarkan te voorschijn halenframbringe,framvisewyjąć راباستل puxar de a scoate (din)предъявлять vytiahnuť izvleči izvaditi ta fram เอาออกมาçıkarmak 出示,拿出 представляти, пред'являти نکالنا đưa ra出示
2. to give birth to.A cow produces one or two calves a year. kalf, geboorte skenk تَضَع، تَلِد раждам dar à luz roditerzeugen fødeγεννώtener,dar a luz sünnitama زاییدن synnyttäädonner naissance à לְהַמלִיט जन्म देना, जन्मना szül (ivadékot) melahirkan geta af sérpartorire 産む 낳다 at(si)vesti atnesties melahirkanwerpenføde,frambringedawać زيږولdar à luz a da naştere la производить на свет rodiť, plodiť roditi, povreči roditi alstra, frambringa, föda ให้กำเนิดdoğurmak 生,產 родити پيدا کرنا، جننا sinh đẻ 生,产
3. to cause.His joke produced a shriek of laughter from the children. veroorsaak يُسَبِّب، يُحْدِث причинявам provocar způsobit, vyvolatbewirken frembringeπροκαλώprovocar,producir esile kutsuma بوجود آوردن aiheuttaaprovoquer לְהָפִיק उत्पन्न करना okoz, előidéz menyebabkan leiða af sérprodurre,provocare 引き起こす 발생시키다 sukelti radīt; izraisīt menyebabkanveroorzakenforårsake,avstedkommewywołać پيدا كول provocar a provocaвызывать, быть причинои spôsobiť, vyvolať povzročiti izazvati framkalla, åstadkomma, leda till ทำให้เกิด neden olmak 引起 викликати, бути причиною سبب بننا gây ra引起
4. to make or manufacture.The factory produces furniture. vervaardig يُنْتِج، يَصْنَع произвеждам fabricar vyrábětproduzieren producereπαράγω,κατασκευάζωproducir,fabricar valmistama تولید کردن valmistaaproduire לְייָצֵר बनाना, तैयार करना előállít memproduksi framleiðaprodurre 生産する 생산하다 gaminti ražot; izgatavot membuatproducerenlage,produsereprodukować توليدول،جوړول fabricar a produceделать,производить vyrábať izdelati proizvoditi producera, tillverka ผลิตüretmek (在工廠)製造,生產 виробляти; виготовляти تيار کرنا، بنانا sản xuất 制造,生产
5. to give or yield.The country produces enough food for the population. oplewer يُنْتِج، يُغِلُّ произвеждам produzir produkovatproduzieren producereπαράγωproducir tootma محصول دادن tuottaaproduire לְהַצְמִיחַ, לְגַדֵל पैदा करना, उत्पादन, पैदावार terem (gyümölcsöt) menghasilkan framleiðaprodurre 産する 산출하다 gaminti, duoti ražot; dot ražu menghasilkanvoortbrengenavle,produsereprodukować محصول وركول produzir a produceпроизводить produkovať pridelati proizvoditi ge, avkasta ให้ผลüretmek (自然地)生產 виробляти دينا، مہيا کرنا cung cấp 生产,出产
6. to arrange and prepare (a theatre performance, film, television programmeetc).The play was produced by Henry Dobson. vervaardig يُخْرِج مَسْرَحِيَّه поставям produzir režírovat, inscenovatproduzieren,inszenieren producere ανεβάζω έργο,παρουσιάζω, διευθύνω την παραγωγήponer en escena;producir lavastama, tootma تهیه کردن tuottaamettre en scène;produire;réaliser לְהָפִיק तैयार करना színre hoz (színdarabot), kihoz (filmet) memproduksi setja uppprodurre,realizzare 演出する 제작하다 parengti, pastatyti producēt; uzvest (lugu u.tml.); uzņemt (filmu) menerbitkanregissereniscenesette,oppføre,produserewystawić جوړول produzir a regiza; a pro­duce; a realiza осуществлять постановку, продюсировать režírovať, inscenovať biti producent producirati producera สร้างขึ้นyapmak 演出,創作 поставити انتظام کرنا dàn dựng 演出,创作
(ˈprodjuːs)noun
something that is produced,especially crops, eggs, milketc from farms.agricultural/farm produce. produkte مَنْتوج، غُلَّه،مَحْصول продукция produto produkt das Produkt produkt; -produkt γεωργικό προϊόνproductos toode محصول tuoteproduits תוֹצֶרֶת חַקלָאִית उपज termény hasil framleiðslaprodotto 農産物 농산물, 수확물 produkcija produkcija; ražojumi hasil productenlandbruksvarer,ferskvarer płody rolne محصولproduto produse (ali­men­tare/agricole) (сельскохозяйственные) продукты produkt pridelek proizvod produkter ผลิตผลürün,mahsul 產品(尤指農產品) продукція, вироби فصل، پيداوار sản phẩm 产品,农产品
proˈducer noun
a person who produces a play, film,etc, but isusually not responsible for instructing the actors. vervaardigerمُنْتِج режисъор produtor producent der/die Produzent(in) producerπαραγωγόςproductor produtsent تهیه کننده tuottaja producteur/-triceמפיק, מפיקה उत्पादक producer produser framleiðandiproduttore,produttrice 製作者 제작자 prodiuseris producents; ražotājs penerbitproductieleiderprodusentproducent جوړونكىprodutor producătorпродюсер producent producent proizvođač producent ผู้ผลิตyapımcı,prodüktör (電影的)製片人 продюсер ڈرامہ يا فلم پيش کرنے والا nhà sản xuất (电影的)制片人
product (ˈprodəkt) noun
1. a result.The plan was the product of hours of thought. resultaat نَتيجَه резултат produto výsledek das Ergebnis produkt; resultatπροϊόν,αποτέλεσμαproducto,resultado,fruto tulemus نتیجه tulosproduit,résultatתוצר,תוצאה उपज eredmény hasil afurðprodotto 結果 산물 rezultatas rezultāts; auglis hasilresultaatresultatprodukt پايه،نتيجهproduto rezultatрезультат výsledok plod proizvod produkt ผลที่เกิดขึ้นürün,sonuç 結果 результат, наслідок نتيجہ kết quả结果
2. something manufactured.The firm manufactures metal products. produk مَنْتوج продукт produto výrobek das Produkt produkt; -produktπροϊόνproducto toode محصول tuoteproduitמוצר उत्पाद termék produk framleiðsluvaraprodotto 生産物 제품 produktas, gaminys produkts; ražojums produkproductvare,produktprodukt محصولproduto produsпродукция výrobok izdelek proizvod produkt ผลิตภัณฑ์ürün,mahsul 產品 продукція; виріб سامان sản phẩm产品
3. the result of multiplying one number by another.The product of 9 and 2 is 18. produk ناتِج произведение produto součin das Produkt produktγινόμενοproducto korrutis حاصل tuloproduit מַכפֵּלָה गुणनफल szorzat hasil margfeldiprodotto 계산 sandauga reizinājums hasil darabproductproduktiloczyn حاصل،لاسته راوړنهproduto produsпроизведение súčin zmnožek proizvod produkt ผลคูณçarpım (乘)積 добуток ضرب کا نتيجہ đáp án (乘)积
proˈduction (-ˈdakʃən) noun
1. the act or process of producing something.car-production;The production of the film cost a million dollars. produksie إنْتاج производство produção výroba die Produktion produktionπαραγωγήproducción tootmine تولید tuotantoproductionייצור उत्पाद gyártás; produkció produksi framleiðslaproduzione 製造 생산 gamyba ražošana; (filmas) uzņemšana; (lugas u.tml.) uzvedums pengeluaranproductieproduksjon,framstilling produkcja جوړول،توليد producere; producţieпроизводство výroba izdelovanje proizvodnja produktion การผลิต üretme, imalât 製作,製造 виробництво; виготовлення تياري sự sản xuất 制作,制造
2. the amount produced,especially of manufactured goods.The new methods increased production. produksie إنْتاج، مَنْتوج продукт produção výroba die Produktion produktionπαραγωγήproducción toodang تولید tuotantomääräproductionתפוקה प्रदर्शन előállítás, termelés produksi framleiðslaproduzione 生産量 생산량 produkcija produkcija; ražošana pengeluaranproductieproduksjon produkcja توليد،اختراعprodução producţieпроизводительность výroba proizvodnja proizvodnja produktion ปริมาณที่ผลิตได้ üretim miktarı 產量 продуктивність تياري کي مقدار sản lượng产量
3. a particular performance, or set of repeated performances, of a playetc.I prefer this production of `Hamlet' to the one I saw two years ago. produksie, opvoering إنْتاج مَسْرَحِيَّه постановка produção inscenace die Aufführung opsætningπαραγωγή,ανέβασμαpuesta en escena,producción lavastus اثر سینمایی produktiomise en scèneהפקה रचना produkció produksi uppfærsla (messa in scena) 演出 작품 pastatymas iestudējums produksiproductieoppsetting,produksjon inscenizacja سينمايۍ اثرprodução punere în scenăпостановка inscenácia izvedba produkcija uppsättning ผลงานละครหรือการแสดงyapım 演出 художній твір; постановка ڈرامہ کا کردار tác phẩm演出
proˈductive (-ˈdaktiv) adjective
(negativeunproductive) producing a lot; fruitful.productive land;Our discussion was not very productive. produktiefمُنْتِج продуктивен produtivo úrodný, plodnýergiebig frugtbarπαραγωγικόςproductivo;fértil viljakas پربار tuottoisafertile,fructueux יַיצרָנִי उत्पादक termékeny banyak menghasilkan afrakstursmikill; frjósamurproduttivo 生産的な 생산적인 produktyvus, vaisingas, našus produktīvs; ražīgs; auglīgs produktifproductiefproduktiv,fruktbarwydajny,produktywny ډك له ثمر څخهprodutivo fertil, fructuos плодородный; плодотворный úrodný, plodný ploden produktivan fruktbar, bördig, produktiv ที่อุดมสมบูรณ์verimli,üretken 多產的 продуктивний زرخيز، بارآور năng suất多产的
productivity (prodəkˈtivəti) noun
the rate or efficiency of workespecially in industrial production. produktiwiteit إنْتاجِيَّه قُدْرَة الإنْتاج продуктивност produtividade produktivita die Produktivität produktivitetπαραγωγικότηταproductividad tootlikkus میزان تولید؛ میزان ثمربخشی tuottavuus pro- ductivitéתפוקה उत्पादकता termelékenység; termékenység produktivitas framleiðniproduttività 生産性 생산성 našumas produktivitāte; ražīgums daya pengeluaranproductiviteitproduktivitet,produksjonsevnewydajność د جوړولو اندازه،د توليدولو نتيجهprodutividade productivitateпроизводительность produktivita storilnost produktivnost produktivitet ความสามารถในการผลิตverimlilik 生產率 продуктивність زرخيزي hiệu suất生产率
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pro·duc·tive

a. productivo-a, fecundo-a.
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