profitable
[prof-i-tuh-buh l]
- yielding profit; remunerative: a profitable deal.
- beneficial or useful.
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Origin of profitable
Synonyms
See more synonyms for profitable on Thesaurus.com2. advantageous, valuable, helpful.
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Examples from the Web for profitable
Contemporary Examples
The answer is left unclear, but Diaspora is certainly intended to be profitable.
As Minister of Trade, he oversees TEPCO, which is attempting to put its profitable nuclear reactors back on-line.
CNN did the helpful translation for us, though: Duck Dynasty was simply too profitable for A&E to halt filming.
But by 1974, the coal that had made the island so profitable ran dry, and gas had become the most sought after fuel source.
Sales boomed from $5.3 million in 2007 to about $23 million in 2009, and the company was profitable.
Historical Examples
A careful study of this table will be profitable to the housewife.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 1Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
Now, it is evident that there is here a profitable source of economy.
The most profitable study is that which is conducted with a definite aim and object.
Self-HelpSamuel Smiles
Nothing that is fine in woman will be lost, nothing that is profitable will be sacrificed.
The Truth About WomanC. Gasquoine Hartley
This is a slow process, but in rich placers may be profitable.
Hittel on Gold Mines and MiningJohn S. Hittell
profitable
- affording gain, benefit, or profit
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Word Origin and History for profitable
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