word | productive |
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definition | adjective Someone or something that is productive produces or does a lot for the amount of resources used. Training makes workers highly productive. More productive farmers have been able to provide cheaper food. ...fertile and productive soils. The company is certain to reinvest its profits productively. If you say that a relationship between people is productive, you mean that a lot of good or useful things happen as a result of it. He was hopeful that the next round of talks would also be productive. ...the chairman's role in fostering productive relationships between his senior colleagues. They feel they are interacting productively with elderly patients. Something that is productive of a situation or feeling creates it. Land, labor and capital are all productive of wealth. |
inflections | productivelyproductively |
cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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