profitable
adjective
yielding profit; remunerative.
profitably
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a word derived from
profitable.
Example Sentences
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He wrote that Amazon Web Services is “coming through the capex digestion phase faster, and more profitably, than feared,” in a reference to how the company is translating its capital expenditures into financial opportunities.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
The private-equity industry is struggling to profitably unload companies, causing midlevel employees, dubious of their chances of receiving pay tied to deal performance, to jump ship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
“We recently restructured a handful of teams within Rivian as we work to profitably scale our business,” a company spokesperson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
This means the remaining seats can be sold profitably at any price necessary to fill them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
It was Dick’s theory that such a gift could, under his supervision, be profitably exploited.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
