profitable
adjective
prof·it·able
ˈprä-fə-tə-bəl 
ˈpräf-tə-bəl
: affording profits : yielding advantageous returns or results
Examples of profitable in a Sentence
The movie was very profitable.
selling real estate on the side turned out to be a profitable venture for the stay-at-home mom
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The event, which drew 8,000 attendees and featured a secret lineup of celebrity appearances that included hip-hop icon Jay-Z, was the Coliseum’s most profitable event of the year, officials said.
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Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
The new proposal would mean automakers will no longer have to produce electric cars or small cars with high fuel economy ratings to offset the sales of bigger, more profitable, vehicles that are less fuel-efficient, to meet a stringent Corporate Average Fuel Economy standard.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
Citi’s fourth-quarter 2025 results marked a profitable close to 2025 and a turning point in its leadership, as longtime CFO Mark Mason prepares to hand the reins to his successor amid solid earnings and an ongoing restructuring.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2026
But a thousand clicks on a variety of posts spread across a web of accounts, Keegan said, can make for a profitable operation.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
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Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
The new proposal would mean automakers will no longer have to produce electric cars or small cars with high fuel economy ratings to offset the sales of bigger, more profitable, vehicles that are less fuel-efficient, to meet a stringent Corporate Average Fuel Economy standard.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
Citi’s fourth-quarter 2025 results marked a profitable close to 2025 and a turning point in its leadership, as longtime CFO Mark Mason prepares to hand the reins to his successor amid solid earnings and an ongoing restructuring.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2026
But a thousand clicks on a variety of posts spread across a web of accounts, Keegan said, can make for a profitable operation.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for profitable
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profitable
adjective
prof·it·able
ˈprä-fə-tə-bəl
: affording profits : yielding advantageous returns or results
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