adj · neutral
productive
/prəˈdʌktɪv/pro·DUC·tive
producing a large amount of something or a lot of useful work
Examples
“I had a very productive afternoon and finished two assignments.”
“Group discussions are often more productive when everyone prepares beforehand.”
“The company introduced new software to make staff more productive.”
Band 8 sentence
“By restructuring meetings and removing distractions, the team became significantly more productive, delivering projects ahead of schedule.”
Collocations
- highly productive
- increase productivity
- productive morning/afternoon
Word family
Common mistakes
more productive than before→more productive than before
increase the productive→increase productivity
Say it for a higher band
5busy→6hard-working→7+productive
Synonyms
fruitful
efficient
Easily confused
efficient
“After the upgrade the system runs more efficiently and uses less power.”
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