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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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
But rock crab has less meat and isn't nearly as profitable compared to Dungeness.
—Kenny Choi, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
Rate cuts provide confidence at the edges — but predictability keeps projects profitable.
—Scott Cannon, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025
The most profitable quarry, these days, is the narwhal.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 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 29 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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