unproductive
un·pro·duc·tive
(ŭn′prə-dŭk′tĭv)adj.
1. Not productive; idle.
2. Economics Adding nothing to exchangeable value.
un′pro·duc′tive·ly adv.
un′pro·duc′tive·ness n.
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unproductive
(ˌʌnprəˈdʌktɪv)adj
1. (often foll by of) not productive of (anything)
2. (Economics) not producing goods and services with exchange value
ˌunproˈductively adv
ˌunproˈductiveness, unˌproducˈtivity n
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Adj. | 1. |  unproductive - not producing or capable of producing; "elimination of high-cost or unproductive industries"uncreative - not creative; "an uncreative imagination" unprofitable - producing little or no profit or gain; "deposits abandoned by mining companies as unprofitable" productive - producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly); "productive farmland"; "his productive years"; "a productive collaboration" |
| 2. |  unproductive - not producing desired results; "the talks between labor and management were unproductive" |
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unproductive
adjective
1. useless, futile, fruitless, vain, idle, ineffective, worthless, unprofitable, unrewarding, valueless, unavailing, otiose, bootless, unremunerative, inefficacious They are aware much of their time and effort is unproductive.
useless effective, useful, rewarding, profitable, worthwhile, fruitful, remunerative
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unproductive
adjectiveLacking or unable to produce growing plants or crops:
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Translations
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
unproductive
[ˌʌnprəˈdʌktɪv] adj [day, factory, capital] → improductif/ive; [land] → improductif/ive, stérile; [discussion, meeting] → stérile
The meeting was unproductive → La réunion n'a rien donné.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
unproductive
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
unproductive
[ˌʌnprəˈdʌktɪv] adj → improduttivo/a; (discussion) → sterile
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995