Definitions for profitable
ˈprɒf ɪ tə bəlprof·itable

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. profitableadjective

   yielding material gain or profit

   "profitable speculation on the stock market"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. profitableadjective

   Producing a profit.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Profitableadjective

   Etymology: profitable, Fr. from profit.

   1. Gainful; lucrative.

   A pound of man’s flesh, taken from a man,
   Is not so estimable or profitable,
   As flesh of muttons, beefs, or goats. William Shakespeare.

   The planting of hop-yards, sowing of wheat and rape-seed, are found very profitable for the planters, in places apt for them, and consequently profitable for the kingdom. Francis Bacon.

   2. Useful; advantageous.

   To wail friends lost
   Is not by much so wholesome, profitable,
   As to rejoice at friends but newly found. William Shakespeare.

   Then Judas, thinking indeed that they would be profitable in many things, granted them peace. 2 Mac. xii.

   What was so profitable to the empire, became fatal to the emperor. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.

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1. profitable

   Profitable refers to the ability or capacity of an activity, investment, or business to generate more income than the cost to carry out or maintain that activity. It signifies that an enterprise or venture is yielding a financial gain or return. It is often measured through the generated income or revenue exceeding the total expenses, costs, and taxes needed to sustain the venture.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Profitableadjective

   yielding or bringing profit or gain; gainful; lucrative; useful; helpful; advantageous; beneficial; as, a profitable trade; profitable business; a profitable study or profession

2. Etymology: [F. profitable.]

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'profitable' in Adjectives Frequency: #824

How to pronounce profitable?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of profitable in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of profitable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of profitable in a Sentence

1. Jeremy Douglas:

   The Asia-Pacific meth market is now the biggest in the world, of all the organized crime types, meth trafficking is the most dangerous and the most profitable. It underpins the growing power of these transnational crime groups.

2. Didi Chuxing:

   We are in close communication with authorities, some of the financial metrics of the transaction did not meet the filing requirements. UberChina and Didi are not profitable yet, and UberChina's turnover in 2015 didn't meet the 400 million yuan ($60.30 million) trigger requirement for the anti-trust process.

3. Bernie Sanders:

   Do you know what the other name of the Export-Import Bank is and what it's called in Washington? It's called the Bank of Boeing because Boeing itself gets 40% of the money discharged by the Export-Import Bank. Seventy-five percent of the funds going for the federal government and the Export-Import Bank goes to large profitable corporations.

4. Wang Jianlin:

   As far as the opening of the Disney Shanghai park goes, I'm sure that we will win out, at Wanda I always say we want to ensure Disney is not profitable for 10-20 years in this business segment in China.

5. Lee Jae-il:

   Based on Hyundai’s revision of its operating margin targets, the upcoming fourth quarter results would likely mark the most profitable quarter this year as the company seems to expect that the chip supply issues would likely improve.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=profitable
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Profitable
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=profitable
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profitable