make+productive

  • 1Productive and unproductive labour — were concepts used in classical political economy mainly in the 18th and 19th century, which survive today to some extent in modern management discussions, economic sociology and Marxist or Marxian economic analysis. The concepts strongly… …

    Wikipedia

  • 2productive — [prə duk′tiv, prōduk′tiv] adj. [ML productivus < LL, fit for prolongation < L productus, pp. of producere: see PRODUCE] 1. producing abundantly; fertile [productive soil, a productive mind] 2. marked by abundant production or effective… …

    English World dictionary

  • 3productive — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove, seem ▪ Internet sources have proved extremely productive. ▪ feel ▪ It makes them feel productive even if it is not a paying job …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 4Productive nanosystems — Part of a series of articles on Molecular Nanotechnology …

    Wikipedia

  • 5make of — phrasal or make over dialect : to praise lavishly : show much affection for I like to be made of paused to make over the baby felt loved and made over * * * make of [phrasal verb …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 6make use of — phrasal : to put to use : use, employ * * * make use of 1. To use, employ 2. To take the help, etc, of (a person) in obtaining an end with no intention of repaying him or her, to exploit • • • Main Entry: ↑use * * * make use of …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 7make — I. v. a. 1. Create, bring into being. 2. Frame, fashion, mould, shape, form, figure. 3. Fabricate, construct. 4. Produce, effect, be productive of, cause. 5. Constitute, cause to be, cause to become. 6. Perform, do, execute, practise. 7 …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 8Total productive maintenance — is a new way of looking at maintenance, or conversely, a reversion to old ways but on a mass scale. In TPM the machine operator performs much, and sometimes all, of the routine maintenance tasks themselves. This automaintenance ensures… …

    Wikipedia

  • 9total productive maintenance — UK US noun [U] (ABBREVIATION TPM) PRODUCTION ► a system designed to make sure that every machine in a production process is working continuously and at the correct rate …

    Financial and business terms

  • 10Production — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Production >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 1 =>{ant,162,158} production creation construction formation fabrication manufacture Sgm: N 1 building building architecture erection edification Sg …

    English dictionary for students