profitable

prof·it·a·ble  (prf-t-bl)

adj.

Yielding profit; advantageous or lucrative. See Synonyms at beneficial.

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profit·a·bili·ty, profit·a·ble·ness n.

profit·a·bly adv.

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profitable

Adjective

making money or gaining an advantage or benefit

profitability n
profitably adv

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

profitable - yielding material gain or profit; "profitable speculation on the stock market" advantageous - giving an advantage; "a contract advantageous to our country"; "socially advantageous to entertain often" productive - producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly); "productive farmland"; "his productive years"; "a productive collaboration" useful, utile - being of use or service; "the girl felt motherly and useful"; "a useful job"; "a useful member of society" unprofitable - producing little or no profit or gain; "deposits abandoned by mining companies as unprofitable"

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profitable

adjective 1. money-making, lucrative, paying, commercial, rewarding, worthwhile, cost-effective, fruitful, gainful, remunerative

adjective 2. beneficial, useful, rewarding, valuable, productive, worthwhile, fruitful, advantageous, expedient, serviceable << OPPOSITE useless

Translations

profitable [ˈprɔfɪtəbl] adj (ECON) → rentable (= beneficial); provechoso, útil

profitable [ˈprɔfɪtəbl] profit adj → lucratif/ive, rentable (fig) (= beneficial); avantageux/euse: [meeting] → fructueux/euse

profitable [ˈprɔfɪtəbl] profit adj [business, deal] → rentabel, einträglich (fig) (= useful); nützlich

profitable [ˈprɔfɪtəbl] adj → redditizio/a;

(fig) (= beneficial); vantaggioso/a: [meeting, visit] → fruttuoso/a