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profitable

Syllabification: (prof·it·a·ble)
Pronunciation: /ˈpräfitəbəl/

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Definition of profitable

adjective

  • 1(of a business or activity) yielding profit or financial gain.
  • 2beneficial; useful:he’d had a profitable day

Derivatives

profitability

Pronunciation: /ˌpräfitəˈbilətē/

noun

profitably

Pronunciation: /-blē/

adverb

Origin:

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

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