What does profitable mean?
Definitions for profitable
ˈprɒf ɪ tə bəlprof·itable
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Princeton's WordNet
profitableadjective
yielding material gain or profit
"profitable speculation on the stock market"
Wiktionary
profitableadjective
Producing a profit.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Profitableadjective
Etymology: profitable, Fr. from profit.
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.
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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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 Dictionary
Profitableadjective
yielding or bringing profit or gain; gainful; lucrative; useful; helpful; advantageous; beneficial; as, a profitable trade; profitable business; a profitable study or profession
Etymology: [F. profitable.]
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Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'profitable' in Adjectives Frequency: #824
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of profitable in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of profitable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of profitable in a Sentence
Unlike Facebook, iOS doesn't drive the majority of Epic's revenues. Unlike Spotify or Netflix, Epic is highly profitable, and unlike almost all other large companies, Epic is private and majority controlled by one person.
Trashing forests and making money is great for investors - it's a very profitable business.
Making an electric pickup truck that sells in the same price range as an F-150 and making it profitable will be tough.
Those companies have been profitable so they want to grow.
Los Angeles is the ideal Olympic city, and our existing world-class venues would make the games exciting, fiscally responsible and profitable.
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- مربحArabic
- profitós, rendibleCatalan, Valencian
- ziskovýCzech
- profitabel, lukrativ, gewinnbringendGerman
- profitodona, profiteblaEsperanto
- lucrativo, ventajoso, rentableSpanish
- kasumlikEstonian
- tuottoisa, tuottava, kannattavaFinnish
- profitable, fructueuxFrench
- nyereségesHungarian
- redditizio, remunerativo, fruttiferoItalian
- רווחיתHebrew
- 有益, 利益Japanese
- whaihuaMāori
- winstgevendDutch
- dochodowyPolish
- lucrativoPortuguese
- вы́годный, при́быльныйRussian
- unosan, isplativSerbo-Croatian
- lönsamSwedish
- มีกำไรThai
- منافع بخشUrdu
- 有利可圖Chinese
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