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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Airlines are cutting some of these less profitable flights, which have become money losers amid higher fuel prices.
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
Many historic buildings in Naperville have been redeveloped for new and profitable second (or third) lives.
—Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
In addition to raising ticket prices, carriers including Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest Airlines and United have increased their bag fees to help offset rising fuel prices, while other airlines have sought to cut costs by eliminating less profitable routes.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
The mobility business turns out to be not a great profitable business.
—Jamie Lincoln Kitman, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2026
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
Many historic buildings in Naperville have been redeveloped for new and profitable second (or third) lives.
—Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
In addition to raising ticket prices, carriers including Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest Airlines and United have increased their bag fees to help offset rising fuel prices, while other airlines have sought to cut costs by eliminating less profitable routes.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
The mobility business turns out to be not a great profitable business.
—Jamie Lincoln Kitman, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 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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