Definition of profitable
: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
Recent Examples of profitable from the Web
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A possible clue: Fish farms around the park raise tilapia on food laced with the hormone, which transforms females into faster-growing and more profitable males.
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But the channels are profitable and give the schools control over 850 live events per year –
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Perhaps more significantly, the company has consistently maintained to us that its consumer backup service is profitable.
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Marcia Feller keeps looking for ways to keep customers coming back to her women’s shop, Couleur Collection, even though 2016 was the most profitable of her 17 years in business.
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Tindle is the former executive director of the Greater Gulf State Fairgrounds, and led its rebranding into The Grounds, which became profitable under his tenure for the first time in years.
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The most profitable movie in the DC universe will get its sequel, and Gal Gadot will be back as Diana Prince.
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State officials said parks could operate such ventures without partnering with private vendors, but the process would be extremely cumbersome and less profitable for the state.
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Since the early 1980s, private business has grown far faster and been much more profitable than the state sector.
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First Known Use of profitable
14th century
profitable Synonyms
Synonyms
economic, fat, gainful, juicy, lucrative, moneymaking, money-spinning [chiefly British], paying, remunerativeAntonyms
unprofitableRelated Words
advantageous, beneficial, favorable, rewarding, useful, worthwhile; bankableNear Antonyms
disadvantageous, unfavorablePROFITABLE Defined for English Language Learners
profitable
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Definition of profitable for English Language Learners
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: making money
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: producing good or helpful results or effects
PROFITABLE Defined for Kids
profitable
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prof·it·able
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Definition of profitable for Students
:producing a benefit or monetary gain
- a profitable business
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profitably
\-blē\ adverbLaw Dictionary
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