{
    "term": "productivity",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the rate at which a worker, a company or a country produces goods, and the amount produced, compared with how much time, work and money is needed to produce them",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**high/improved/increased productivity**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Wage rates depend on levels of productivity."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the low agricultural productivity of the country"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Few employers measure employee productivity."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It cost the company $25 million in reduced productivity."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Organizations today just can't afford to lose productivity."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Productivity is growing at a very healthy rate."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The strike took a heavy toll in lost productivity."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Wage increases outpaced growth in productivity."
                },
                {
                    "text": "If you want to stay in this job you'll need to get your productivity up."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["high", "low", "enhanced"],
                "… of productivity": ["level"],
                "verb + productivity": ["boost", "enhance", "improve"],
                "productivity + verb": ["go up", "grow", "improve"],
                "productivity + noun": ["level", "boom", "enhancement"],
                "phrases": [
                    "a decline in productivity",
                    "a reduction in productivity",
                    "a gain in productivity"
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌprɒdʌkˈtɪvəti/",
                "audio": "pr/productivity/productivity__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌprəʊdʌkˈtɪvəti//ˌprɑːdʌkˈtɪvəti/",
                "audio": "pr/productivity/productivity__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}