profitable
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adjective \ˈprä-fə-tə-bəl, ˈpräf-tə-bəl\Definition of PROFITABLE
: affording profits : yielding advantageous returns or results
— prof·it·abil·i·ty \ˌprä-fə-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun
— prof·it·able·ness \ˈprä-fə-tə-bəl-nəs\ noun
— prof·it·ably \-blē\ adverb
See Examples of PROFITABLE
- The movie was very profitable.
- <selling real estate on the side turned out to be a profitable venture for the stay-at-home mom>
First Known Use of PROFITABLE
14th century
Related to PROFITABLE
- Synonyms
- economic, fat, gainful, juicy, lucrative, moneymaking, money-spinning [chiefly British], paying, remunerative
- Antonyms
- unprofitable
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