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profitable

Pronunciation: /ˈprɒfɪtəb(ə)l/
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Definition of profitable

adjective

  • 1(of a business or activity) yielding profit or financial gain: a professionally run and profitable company the investments were extremely profitable
  • 2beneficial; useful:he’d had a profitable day

Derivatives

profitability

Pronunciation: /-ˈbɪlɪti/
noun

profitably

adverb

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French, from the verb profiter (see profit)

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