profitable
adjective
prof·it·able
ˈprä-fə-tə-bəl 
ˈpräf-tə-bəl
: affording profits : yielding advantageous returns or results
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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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But the longer interest rates remain elevated, the more buildings that were profitable when interest rates were close to zero might run into trouble.
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Julie Creswell, New York Times, 6 June 2024
Valuing farmland by its productivity instead of market value is paramount to ensure those producing crops across the state remain profitable, said Claudia Hissong, the Farm Bureau’s state affairs manager.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2024
Despite the continued growth of beach volleyball as a sport in the United States, the AVP, as league veteran and Long Beach State grad Paul Lotman put it, has long struggled to be profitable.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 21 May 2024
Musk’s actions also expose a truth that continues to hamstring EV adoption and its critical role in stemming climate change: No company, including Tesla, has cracked the code to make charging a profitable, sustainable business.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 May 2024
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Julie Creswell, New York Times, 6 June 2024
Valuing farmland by its productivity instead of market value is paramount to ensure those producing crops across the state remain profitable, said Claudia Hissong, the Farm Bureau’s state affairs manager.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2024
Despite the continued growth of beach volleyball as a sport in the United States, the AVP, as league veteran and Long Beach State grad Paul Lotman put it, has long struggled to be profitable.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 21 May 2024
Musk’s actions also expose a truth that continues to hamstring EV adoption and its critical role in stemming climate change: No company, including Tesla, has cracked the code to make charging a profitable, sustainable business.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 May 2024
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profitable
adjective
prof·it·able
ˈprä-fə-tə-bəl
: affording profits : yielding advantageous returns or results
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