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productive

US /prəˈdʌktɪv/

adjective Core · B1 Kinh doanh chung

Definition

producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly)

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

It was a productive meeting, and we made several decisions.

Word Family

NounNoun
production productivity productiveness
VerbVerb
AdjectiveAdj
productive gốc
AdverbAdv
productively

Synonyms

  • fruitfulproductive or conducive to producing in abundance
  • efficientbeing effective without wasting time or effort or expense
  • constructiveconstructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development

Collocations

  • Easy have a productive workday
    to possess, experience, or hold regarding a productive workday
  • Medium productive meeting yielding actionable ideas
    describing productive meeting yielding actionable ideas (producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly))
  • Hard deploy capital toward highly productive assets
    to deploy capital toward highly productive assets, meaning to place troops or weapons in battle formation
  • Very Hard channel nervous energy into productive outlets
    to channel nervous energy into productive outlets, meaning to transmit or serve as the medium for transmission

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