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productive
[ pruh-duhk-tiv ]
adjective
- having the power of producing; generative; creative:
a productive effort.
- producing readily or abundantly; fertile:
a productive vineyard.
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- causing; bringing about (usually followed by of ):
conditions productive of crime and sin.
- Economics. producing or tending to produce goods and services having exchange value.
- Grammar. (of derivational affixes or patterns) readily used in forming new words, as the suffix -ness.
- (in language learning) of or relating to the language skills of speaking and writing ( receptive ).
productive
/ əˈʌɪ /
adjective
- producing or having the power to produce; fertile
- yielding favourable or effective results
- economics
- producing or capable of producing goods and services that have monetary or exchange value
productive assets
- of or relating to such production
the productive processes of an industry
- postpositivefoll byof resulting in
productive of good results
- denoting an affix or combining form used to produce new words
Derived Forms
- ˈܳپ, adverb
- ˈܳپԱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·ܳt· adverb
- ·ܳt·Ա noun
- ·ܳ·پ··ٲ [proh-duhk-, tiv, -i-tee], noun
- t··ܳt adjective
- anti··ܳt· adverb
- i··ܳt adjective
- semi··ܳt· adverb
- ܲp·ܳt adjective
- un·ܳt· adverb
- un·ܳt·Ա noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of productive1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"We appreciate the productive conversations with the President and his Administration and look forward to continuing to work together."
The White House described the meeting as "very productive" while the Ukrainian president said it had the "potential to become historic".
Overall, he feels Trump has been more productive at the start of his second term.
Officials from both parties confirmed the meeting had taken place, with the White House describing it as "very productive".
Reports of interest first surfaced earlier this year but the Ibrox club said that "productive conversations" are ongoing.
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