productivism

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noun

The belief that measurable economic productivity is the purpose of human organization.

OriginEnglish productive ← Late Latin prōductīvus ← Latin prōdūcō →
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Meanings

nounproductivism (usually uncountable, plural productivisms)

plural productivisms

  1. uncountableusuallyThe belief that measurable economic productivity is the purpose of human organization.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  5. Proto-Italic*pro-
  6. Latinprō-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
  9. Proto-Italic*doukō
  10. Latindūcō
  11. Latinprōdūcō
  12. Late Latinprōductīvus
  13. Englishproductive
  14. Englishproductivism

From productive + -ism.

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APA

productivism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/productivism

MLA

“productivism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/productivism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “productivism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/productivism.

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