profitable

adjective

prof·​it·​able ˈprä-fə-tə-bəl 

ˈpräf-tə-bəl

: affording profits : yielding advantageous returns or results

profitability

ˌprä-fə-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

profitableness

ˈprä-fə-tə-bəl-nəs 

noun

profitably

ˈprä-fə-tə-blē 

adverb

Synonyms

• lucrative
• worthwhile

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

Recent Examples on the Web

There have been 5 signals in the last year and all the buys and the sells have been profitable. —Bill Sarubbi, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025

With investor David Belhassen of Neo Investment Partners at her side and a mentor in company chairman Ralph Toledano, the business is now profitable at EBITDA level, with sales growing in the high double-digits. —Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025

The best bet is that Nvidia remains a great, fast-growing, and highly profitable enterprise. —Shawn Tully, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025

The challenge now is identifying a dependable client base willing to pay for the services at a rate that makes the venture profitable. —Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 28 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for profitable

• unprofitable

Kids Definition

profitable

adjective

prof·​it·​able ˈpräf-ət-ə-bəl 

ˈpräf-tə-bəl

: producing profit

profitably

-blē 

adverb

Legal Definition

profitable

adjective

prof·​it·​able ˈprä-fə-tə-bəl 

: affording profits : yielding advantageous returns or results

profitability

ˌprä-fə-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

profitableness noun

profitably adverb