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profitable

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prof·it·a·ble  (prf-t-bl)
adj.
Yielding profit; advantageous or lucrative. See Synonyms at beneficial.

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

profitable [ˈprɒfɪtəbəl]
adj
affording gain, benefit, or profit
profitably  adv
profitableness , profitability n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"

profitable
Translations
profitable [ˈprɒfɪtəbl] ADJ (Comm) → lucrativo; (= economic to run) → rentable (fig) (= beneficial) → provechoso
a profitable investmentuna inversión lucrativa
the line is no longer profitablela línea ya no es rentable
a most profitable tripun viaje sumamente provechoso
you would find it profitable to read thiste 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

profitable مربح výnosný indbringende gewinnbringend επικερδής rentable tuottoisa rentable profitabilan redditizio 収益の多い 이로운 winstgevend lønnsom dochodowy lucrativo прибыльный lönsam ที่ได้ผลกำไร kazançlı có lợi nhuận 有利可图的


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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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