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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Guthrie, 54, is in many ways the centerpiece of NBC’s popular and highly profitable morning show.
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Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
Cottin mocked those calling for French filmmakers to make more profitable movies.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 Feb. 2026
Currently, 5-year CD rates are still competitive, too, meaning that this could prove to be a profitable home for a $20,000 deposit.
—CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Jane Street may have also aroused jealousy among some traders for its massively profitable trading strategies, and the secret and eccentric behavior of co-founder Rob Granieri, described in a recent Bloomberg profile.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
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Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
Cottin mocked those calling for French filmmakers to make more profitable movies.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 Feb. 2026
Currently, 5-year CD rates are still competitive, too, meaning that this could prove to be a profitable home for a $20,000 deposit.
—CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Jane Street may have also aroused jealousy among some traders for its massively profitable trading strategies, and the secret and eccentric behavior of co-founder Rob Granieri, described in a recent Bloomberg profile.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 26 Feb. 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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