profitable
Americanadjective
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yielding profit; remunerative.
a profitable deal.
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beneficial or useful.
- Synonyms:
- helpful, valuable, advantageous
adjective
Other Word Forms
- nonprofitability noun
- nonprofitable adjective
- nonprofitablely adverb
- nonprofitableness noun
- profitability noun
- profitableness noun
- profitably adverb
- subprofitable adjective
- subprofitableness noun
- subprofitably adverb
Etymology
Origin of profitable
Example Sentences
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The group under its new chief executive officer, Diana Layfield, now intends to double down on its profitable U.K. business and pivot into Europe.
It will take 18 to 24 months, the company figures, to find new customers and get enough production to be profitable again.
They’re also worried that its move of building data centers for major customers such as OpenAI will result in a fundamentally less profitable business model.
From MarketWatch
“The Board and management team are focused on building a more efficient, profitable business while investing with discipline in our long-term road map,” Lynton said.
Without one, it could take three years for International Coconut Corp. to become profitable again.
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