PRODUCTIVE


Meaning of PRODUCTIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ prə-ˈdək-tiv, prō- ]

adjective

Date: 1612

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 — R. K. Carr

3.

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

• pro·duc·tive·ly adverb

• pro·duc·tive·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.