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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The year-on-year average annual growth rate is around 10 percent, and the company is profitable.
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Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
While Charlamagne might light the spark, Bishop keeps the fire burning — overseeing strategy, partnerships, and the delicate art of keeping a creative network profitable and purposeful.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2025
The Braves were an exception; historically, Bally Sports Southeast, the RSN that showed Braves games, was DSG’s most profitable, so the team received a rights fee bump on what is now FanDuel Sports Network Southeast.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2025
While a smaller portion of Amazon’s topline, its highly profitable advertising business makes up a disproportionate percentage of Amazon’s profits.
—Joe Marchese, Executive Chairman, Human Ventures, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
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Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
While Charlamagne might light the spark, Bishop keeps the fire burning — overseeing strategy, partnerships, and the delicate art of keeping a creative network profitable and purposeful.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2025
The Braves were an exception; historically, Bally Sports Southeast, the RSN that showed Braves games, was DSG’s most profitable, so the team received a rights fee bump on what is now FanDuel Sports Network Southeast.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2025
While a smaller portion of Amazon’s topline, its highly profitable advertising business makes up a disproportionate percentage of Amazon’s profits.
—Joe Marchese, Executive Chairman, Human Ventures, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for profitable
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“Profitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profitable. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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profitable
adjective
prof·it·able
ˈprä-fə-tə-bəl
: affording profits : yielding advantageous returns or results
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