productive capacity — UK US noun [U] PRODUCTION, ECONOMICS ► the ability of a country, area, organization, etc. to produce things: »The intention of all these ideas is to increase the efficiency, competitiveness, and, ultimately, the productive capacity of the economy … Financial and business terms
Productive capacity — The maximum amount of coal that a mining operation can produce or process during a period with the existing mining equipment and/or preparation plant in place, assuming that the labor and materials sufficient to utilize the plant and equipment… … Energy terms
Capacity utilization — is a concept in economics and managerial accounting which refers to the extent to which an enterprise or a nation actually uses its installed productive capacity. Thus, it refers to the relationship between actual output that is produced with the … Wikipedia
productive — pro‧duc‧tive [prəˈdʌktɪv] adjective 1. producing or achieving something: • The program is designed to help business users be more productive. • We want to turn welfare recipients into productive, working members of society. • The plant has the… … Financial and business terms
Capacity utilization — Capacity utilization is computed by dividing production by productive capacity and multiplying by 100. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary … Energy terms
capacity — n. ability to hold 1) to capacity (filled to capacity) 2) lung; seating; storage capacity 3) a capacity of (a capacity of twenty gallons) ability 4) intellectual, mental capacity 5) one s earning capacity 6) a capacity for (a capacity for making… … Combinatory dictionary
productive — pro|duc|tive [ prə dʌktıv ] adjective ** 1. ) making or growing things in large quantities, especially so that they can be sold: During their most productive period, both mills were controlled by the Marling family. ways of making more productive … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
productive */*/ — UK [prəˈdʌktɪv] / US adjective 1) a) making or growing things in large quantities, especially so that they can be sold During their most productive period, both mills were controlled by the Marling family. ways of making more productive use of… … English dictionary
productive — adjective 1 producing or achieving a lot: Most of us are more productive in the morning. | productive land | a productive meeting (=having useful results) opposite unproductive 2 producing goods, crops, or wealth: Increased demand means… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
productive — pro|duc|tive [prəˈdʌktıv] adj 1.) producing or achieving a lot ≠ ↑unproductive ▪ Most of us are more productive in the morning. ▪ a highly productive meeting 2.) [only before noun] relating to the production of goods, crops, or wealth ▪ the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
