What does productive mean

Remember—American workers work longer hours and are more productive today than they were in But today, many landfills are actually quite productive places. Next, Borlaug helped develop more productive and drought-resistant strains of rice that became adapted widely in Asia. Great as is the destruction of war, not even five years of it have broken the productive machine. It may very well be that an eight-hour day will prove, presently if not immediately, to be more productive than one of ten.

A ten-hour day, speaking in general terms and leaving out individual exceptions, is probably more productive than a day of twelve. An attempt to impose an imitation on a practised judge is always productive of an unpleasant result. An abundance of limestone makes the soil exceptionally fertile and productive. Policies productive of much harm. Producing abundantly; fertile. Productive soil, a productive mind. Marked by abundant production or effective results. Bringing as a result with of. War is productive of much misery.

Of or engaged in the creating of economic value, or the producing of goods and services. Retrieve it. If by any chance you spot an inappropriate image within your search results please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly. Term » Definition. Word in Definition. Princeton's WordNet 3. Wiktionary 0. Webster Dictionary 0. Editors Contribution 0. Submitted by MaryC on March 22, How to pronounce productive? Alex US English.

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