profitable
Use Profitable in a sentence
ɪRelated forms
prof·it·a·bil·i·ty, prof·it·a·ble·ness, noun
prof·it·a·bly, adverb
non·prof·it·a·bil·i·ty, noun
non·prof·it·a·ble, adjective
non·prof·it·a·ble·ly, adverb
non·prof·it·a·ble·ness, noun
sub·prof·it·a·ble, adjective
sub·prof·it·a·ble·ness, noun
sub·prof·it·a·bly, adverb
Synonyms
2. advantageous, valuable, helpful.
2. advantageous, valuable, helpful.
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| —adj | |
| affording gain, benefit, or profit | |
| 'profitably | |
| —adv | |
| 'profitableness | |
| —n | |
| profita'bility | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
In principle, a stronger yuan would help by making exports less profitable and by giving consumers more spending power.
Even though they are all more profitable with less overhead, they want the control more than the money.
Farming in the cerrado proved highly profitable and set off an explosive land rush.
In the operation of modern markets, disruption of organizations has become profitable.
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