profitable
adjective
yielding profit; remunerative.
profitability
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a word derived from
profitable.
Example Sentences
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The increase in supply will eventually drive down the cost of memory, Kaplan said, and lead to erosion of earnings or gross margin, which is a measure of profitability.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
Siemens Healthineers reported a decline in revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026 and lower profitability, but executives reiterated their midterm goal to return to mid-teens margin, Berenberg says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
The Franco-Dutch carrier group reported strong profitability, showing that it can contain costs despite tensions in the Middle East keeping fuel prices elevated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
That could lead to better margins for the companies, he added, which would mean higher profitability.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
This is profitability even by modern Wall Street standards: if the Dow Jones average had risen a similar amount since World War II, the index would now stand at over twenty thousand.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
