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profitably

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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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.profitably - in a productive way; "they worked together productively for two years"
fruitlessly, unproductively, unprofitably - in an unproductive manner
Translations
profitably [ˈprɒfɪtəblɪ] ADV (Comm) [run] → de forma rentable, obteniendo beneficios; [sell] → con ganancia (fig) (= beneficially) → provechosamente
profitably [ˈprɒfɪtəbli] adv
to trade profitably → enregistrer des bénéfices
(= usefully) → utilement
to spend one's time profitably → occuper son temps utilement
profit and loss account ncompte m de profits et pertes
profit centre profit center (US) ncentre m de profit
profitably
adv (Comm) sell, tradegewinn- or profitbringend, Gewinn or Profit bringend, rentabel, profitabel; (fig: = beneficially) → nützlich, vorteilhaft; you could profitably spend a couple of hours reading a bookes käme dir sehr zugute, wenn du ein paar Stunden mit Lesen verbringen würdest; there was little I could profitably do sitting at my deskvon meinem Schreibtisch aus konnte ich nur wenig Sinnvolles or Nützliches tun
profitably [ˈprɒfɪtəblɪ] adv (Comm) → con profitto (fig) → vantaggiosamente; (spend time) → utilmente
profitably [ˈprɒfɪtəblɪ] adv (Comm) → con profitto (fig) → vantaggiosamente; (spend time) → utilmente


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Also a few pages might have been given up profitably to the consideration of the indigenous flora and fauna of Kukuanaland.
His posture--flat upon his back, with his hands crossed upon his stomach and tied with something that he easily broke without profitably altering the situation--the strict confinement of his entire person, the black darkness and profound silence, made a body of evidence impossible to controvert and he accepted it without cavil.
I do not know of any novels that a young endeavorer in fiction could more profitably read than his for their large and simple method, their trust of the reader's intelligence, their sympathy with life.
 
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