| productivity | n daya pengeluaran, produktiviti: these fertilisers increase the ~ of the soil, baja ini menambah daya pengeluaran tanah itu; the raising of wages without an increase in ~ is said to be the major cause of inflation, kenaikan gaji tanpa peningkatan daya pengeluaran dikatakan menjadi penyebab utama inflasi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| diminishing | adj semakin berkurang: ~ productivity, daya pengeluaran yang semakin berkurangan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| on | the emphasis is ~ productivity, tekanan diberikan pd daya pengeluaran; he spends a lot of money ~ his dogs, dia membelanjakan wang yg banyak utk memelihara anjing-anjingnya; don’t waste your time ~ that man, jangan buang masamu melayan kehendak lelaki itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| per cent | adj, adv & n peratus: a ten ~ increase in productivity, peningkatan dlm daya pengeluaran sebanyak sepuluh peratus; he is a hundred ~ in agreement with my plan, dia bersetuju seratus peratus dgn rancangan saya; interest of eight ~ a month, faedah sebanyak lapan peratus sebulan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| concentrate | vi 1. focus effort, attention, menumpukan perhatian: he is concentrating on his work, dia sedang menumpukan perhatian pd kerjanya; we should ~ on increasing productivity, kita patut menumpukan perhatian pd peningkatan daya pengeluaran; 2. converge, gather, bertumpu: the immigrant population tended to ~ in cities, penduduk imigran biasanya bertumpu di kota-kota; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| promise | vt 1. a. make a promise to (so.) berjanji dgn [sso]: you ~d me that you would go, kamu berjanji dgn saya bahawa kamu akan pergi; he ~d me a birthday present, dia berjanji dgn saya utk memberikan hadiah hari jadi; b. make a promise of (st) menjanjikan [sst], berjanji utk memberikan: the boss ~d a bonus if productivity was increased, bos menjanjikan bonus jika daya pengeluaran ditingkatkan; c. declare (that) berjanji (bahawa): he ~d that he would be faithful, dia berjanji bahawa dia akan setia; 2. give a basis for expecting, menandakan, menunjukkan: those dark clouds ~ rain, awan mendung itu menunjukkan hari akan hujan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |