profitable

adjective

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prof·it·able | \ ˈprä-fə-tə-bəl

, ˈpräf-tə-bəl \

Definition of profitable

: affording profits : yielding advantageous returns or results

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Other Words from profitable

profitability \ ˌprä-fə-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē

\ noun

profitableness \ ˈprä-fə-tə-bəl-nəs

\ noun

profitably \ ˈprä-fə-tə-blē

\ adverb

Synonyms & Antonyms for profitable

Synonyms

Antonyms

unprofitable

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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