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   profitable

   /ˈprɒfɪtəbl/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a business or activity) yielding profit or financial gain: "a professionally run and profitable company" Similar moneymakingprofit-makingcommercialsuccessfulcommercially successfulmoney-spinningsoundsolventin the blackcost-effectivefruitfulgainfulremunerativefinancially rewardingpayinglucrativebankableOpposite unprofitableloss-making
   • 2. beneficial; useful: "he'd had a profitable day" Similar beneficialusefuladvantageoushelpfulof useof servicevaluableproductiveworthwhilerewardingfruitfulenrichingilluminatinginformativewell spentsalutaryOpposite fruitlessuseless

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, from the verb profiter (see profit).

   Scrabble Points: 17

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   The meaning of PROFITABLE is affording profits : yielding advantageous returns or results. How to use profitable in a sentence.

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   adjective. /ˈprɒfɪtəbl/ /ˈprɑːfɪtəbl/ that makes or is likely to make money. a highly profitable business. a profitable investment. It is usually more profitable to sell direct to the public.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPROFITABLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A profitable organization or practice makes a profit. Improved transport turned agriculture into a highly profitable business. It was profitable for them to produce large amounts of food.

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   Profitable definition: yielding profit; remunerative. See examples of PROFITABLE used in a sentence.

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   Define profitable. profitable synonyms, profitable pronunciation, profitable translation, English dictionary definition of profitable. adj. Yielding profit; advantageous: an investment that was barely profitable. prof′it·a·bil′i·ty , prof′it·a·ble·ness n. prof′it·a·bly adv. American...