productive
adjective
pro·duc·tive
prə-ˈdək-tiv 
prō-
1
: having the quality or power of producing especially in abundance
productive fishing waters
2
: effective in bringing about
… investigating committees have been productive of much good …—
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R. K. Carr3
a
: yielding results, benefits, or profits
b
: yielding or devoted to the satisfaction of wants or the creation of utilities
4
: continuing to be used in the formation of new words or constructions
un- is a productive prefix
5
: raising mucus or sputum (as from the bronchi)
a productive cough
productively
adverb
productiveness
noun
Examples of productive in a Sentence
I had a very productive day.
I am most productive in the morning.
Some staff members are more productive than others.
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Part of our responsibility as brokers is to absorb some of that emotion and interpret information in a way that keeps negotiations productive.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
After weeks of scratching and clawing just to get a handful of runs across the plate, the Red Sox burst out of the gate Friday with one of their most productive offensive innings in ages.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026
Bridges has rediscovered his scoring touch after one of the least productive regular seasons of his career.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
Those areas encompass some of Idaho’s most productive agricultural land, and farmers are already making difficult decisions, Erin Whorton, a water supply specialist with the federal Natural Resource Conservation Service working in Idaho, told the Statesman in an interview.
—Mark Dee
may 22, Idaho Statesman, 22 May 2026
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Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
After weeks of scratching and clawing just to get a handful of runs across the plate, the Red Sox burst out of the gate Friday with one of their most productive offensive innings in ages.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026
Bridges has rediscovered his scoring touch after one of the least productive regular seasons of his career.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
Those areas encompass some of Idaho’s most productive agricultural land, and farmers are already making difficult decisions, Erin Whorton, a water supply specialist with the federal Natural Resource Conservation Service working in Idaho, told the Statesman in an interview.
—Mark Dee
may 22, Idaho Statesman, 22 May 2026
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“Productive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/productive. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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productive
adjective
pro·duc·tive
prə-ˈdək-tiv
1
: having the power to produce plentifully
productive soil
productive fishing waters
2
: producing something
efforts productive of much good
3
: giving results
a productive meeting
productively
adverb
productiveness
noun
Medical Definition
productive
adjective
pro·duc·tive
prə-ˈdək-tiv, prō-
: raising mucus or sputum (as from the bronchi)
a productive cough
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