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profitable

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈprɑfɪtəbəl/ · UK /ˈprɒfɪtəbəl/

profitable means: Making money or bringing useful results.

adjective

BRINGING BENEFITSB2

Making money or bringing useful results.

  • The shop is now profitable.
  • We had a profitable discussion about improving the service.
  • Their investment became more profitable than they expected.

Similar words: lucrative, beneficial, productive

Opposites: unprofitable

Common phrases: profitable business, profitable investment, profitable discussion, highly profitable

Questions about profitable

What does profitable mean?

Making money or bringing useful results.

What is profitable in other languages?

Türkçe: kârlı · Español: rentable · Français: rentable · Deutsch: rentabel · Italiano: redditizio · 日本語: 利益の出る

How do you pronounce profitable?

In American English /ˈprɑfɪtəbəl/; in British English /ˈprɒfɪtəbəl/.

How do you use profitable in a sentence?

The shop is now profitable. We had a profitable discussion about improving the service.

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