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productivity

[proh-duhk-tiv-i-tee, prod-uhk‑] / ˌproʊ dʌkˈtɪv ɪ ti, ˌprɒd ʌk‑ /


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Productivity in the financial sector has fallen 11% since 2010 amid tougher regulations outlined after the financial crisis, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Productivity growth comes from allowing free people to create new tools and to use them in the most efficient way possible.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Productivity makes hand-held scanners and other devices, competing with Zebra Technologies and others.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

This puzzle could have an encouraging explanation: Productivity, which means workers are producing goods and services more efficiently, has revived at just the right time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Productivity, 42-43; as basis for arbitration awards, 475 et seq.; final, 139 et seq., 148-149, 157; measurement of, 55-60.

From Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy by Clark, John Bates




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