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profitable [ˈprɒfɪtəbəl] adj
affording gain, benefit, or profit profitably adv profitableness , profitability n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
profitable adjective 1. money-making, lucrative, paying, commercial, rewarding, worthwhile, cost-effective, fruitful, gainful, remunerative Drug manufacturing is the most profitable business in America. 2. beneficial, useful, rewarding, valuable, productive, worthwhile, fruitful, advantageous, expedient, win-win, serviceable a profitable exchange of ideas beneficial useless, vain, worthless, fruitless, unrewarding, disadvantageous, unremunerative Translations profitable [ˈprɒfɪtəbl] ADJ (Comm) → lucrativo; (= economic to run) → rentable (fig) (= beneficial) → provechoso a profitable investment → una inversión lucrativa the line is no longer profitable → la línea ya no es rentable a most profitable trip → un viaje sumamente provechoso you would find it profitable to read this → te beneficiarías de leer esto, te sería útil leer esto profitable [ˈprɒfɪtəbəl] adj [business, investment, activity, company] → rentable a highly profitable enterprise → une entreprise hautement rentable [year, future] → rentable (= beneficial) → profitable [meeting, discussion] → fructueux/euse profitable adj (Comm) → gewinn- or profitbringend, Gewinn or Profit bringend, rentabel, profitabel; (fig: = beneficial) → nützlich, vorteilhaft; could you not find a more profitable way of spending your time? → kannst du nichts Besseres mit deiner Zeit anfangen? profitable [ˈprɒfɪtəbl] adj (Comm) → remunerativo/a, redditizio/a (fig) (beneficial, scheme) → vantaggioso/a; (meeting, visit) → fruttuoso/a profitable [ˈprɒfɪtəbl] adj (Comm) → remunerativo/a, redditizio/a (fig) (beneficial, scheme) → vantaggioso/a; (meeting, visit) → fruttuoso/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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These things are useful in the management of one's affairs; to be skilful in the nature of cattle, which are most profitable, and where, and how; as for instance, what advantage will arise from keeping horses, or oxen, or sheep, or any other live stock; it is also necessary to be acquainted with the comparative value of these things, and which of them in particular places are worth most; for some do better in one place, some in another. SOCRATES: And what is the guiding principle which makes them profitable or the reverse? It is profitable and some- times even praiseworthy. |
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