profitable

adjective

ˈprä-fə-tə-bəl How to pronounce profitable (audio)
Definition of profitablenext
1
as in lucrative
yielding a profit selling real estate on the side turned out to be a profitable venture for the stay-at-home mom

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2
as in beneficial
promoting or contributing to personal or social well-being I have always found honesty to be a profitable course of action

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Recent Examples of profitable Spiber has not disclosed the production volumes behind these applications or whether its Brewed Protein business is profitable. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 Others are at risk of being torn down to make way for more profitable projects. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 The tightening of the belt also leads to a tightening of what is seen as creatively profitable, or creatively possible or worthy of risk in the moment, and that’s a hard place to be for a lot of my friends and colleagues. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 Although many of the big players driving the AI boom remain highly profitable, investors are reassessing those massive costs as their stock prices soar. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for profitable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profitable
  1. lucrative
  2. beneficial
  3. worthwhile
  4. favorable
  5. helpful
  6. good
Adjective
  • Sanctions on Moscow could be swept away while lucrative trade deals would inevitably ensue.
    — Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Trump recruits Americans to hunt taxpayer fraud with lucrative cash rewards.
    — , FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of lucrative
Adjective
  • More broadly, the decoupling could be beneficial for the Nasdaq-100, with Apple potentially serving as a safety trade amid growing AI volatility.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
  • And the controversy, the Collins insider says, may turn out to be perversely beneficial.
    — Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of beneficial
Adjective
  • Wegmans showed some promise, but the flavor and texture needed more work to make the wait worthwhile.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Not every worthwhile pursuit needs to become productive, profitable, or impressive.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of worthwhile
Adjective
  • The Michigan Senate contest is just one of the high-profile races where AIPAC has spent in favor of a pro-Israel politician or in opposition to someone the organization sees as less favorable to Israel.
    — Saige Miller, NPR, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Wedgewood polls tended to be about 1 percentage point more favorable for Democrats than other polls, according to Silver.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of favorable
Adjective
  • That’s not super helpful if your web application has been written using PHP.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
  • In order to be helpful, Muse constantly builds extensive dossiers of users and their desires, social relationships, and messaging behaviors, TIME’s Harry Booth reported this month.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of helpful
Adjective
  • SpaceX shares jumped nearly 8% on Wednesday, their best single-session performance since August.
    — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The two musicians are so good at aping the sounds they were raised on that originality and reference become one and the same.
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026
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