profitable

[ prof-i-tuh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. yielding profit; remunerative: a profitable deal.

  2. beneficial or useful.

Origin of profitable

1
First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English; profit + -able

Other words for profitable

Other words from profitable

  • prof·it·a·bil·i·ty, prof·it·a·ble·ness, noun
  • prof·it·a·bly, adverb
  • non·prof·it·a·bil·i·ty, noun
  • non·prof·it·a·ble, adjective
  • non·prof·it·a·ble·ly, adverb
  • non·prof·it·a·ble·ness, noun
  • sub·prof·it·a·ble, adjective
  • sub·prof·it·a·ble·ness, noun
  • sub·prof·it·a·bly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for profitable

profitable

/ (ˈprɒfɪtəbəl) /


adjective
  1. affording gain, benefit, or profit

Derived forms of profitable

  • profitably, adverb
  • profitableness or profitability, noun

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