effectiveness
US /ɪˈfɛktɪvnəs/
Definition
power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
We measured the effectiveness of the training program with a short survey.
Word Family
Synonyms
- efficacycapacity or power to produce a desired effect
- potencythe power or right to give orders or make decisions
Collocations
- Easy test the effectiveness of the drugto test the effectiveness of the drug, meaning to put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
- Medium evaluate workplace operational effectivenessto evaluate workplace operational effectiveness, meaning to evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
- Hard enhance overall organizational effectivenessto enhance overall organizational effectiveness, meaning to increase
- Very Hard compromise the effectiveness of statutory safeguardsto compromise the effectiveness of statutory safeguards, meaning to make a compromise; arrive at a compromise
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