profitabilityn.

Brit.

/ˌprɒfᵻtəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌprɑfədəˈbɪlᵻdi/

Forms: late Middle English profetabilte, 1800s– profitability.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; probably originally modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: profitable adj., -ity suffix.

Etymology: < profitable adj. + -ity suffix: see -bility suffix, probably originally after Middle French profitableté usefulness (13th cent. in Old French). Compare earlier profitableness n.

The quality or condition of being profitable. Also: the capacity to make a profit.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > [noun] > advantageous or beneficial quality

profitablenessa1398

profitabilitya1500

fruitfulness1509

beneficialness1587

propitiousness1593

gainfulness1646

advantageousness?1649

favourableness1775

society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > profit > [noun] > profitableness

profitabilitya1500

profitableness1590

lucriferousness1663

lucrativeness1726

remunerativeness1845

rentability1847

payability1890

bankability1933

a1500 (c1340) R. Rolle Psalter (Univ. Oxf. 64) (1884) xxix. 11 What profetabilte [L. vtilitas] is in my blode ywhils i descend in corupcioun?

1882 Fresno (Calif.) Republican 30 Dec. It will take years to bring it [sc. a peach tree] back to health and profitability.

1924 J. Stamp Stud. Current Probl. Finance & Govt. 11 I may venture to say that we have almost reached a limit of profitability along the old lines of deductive reasoning.

1961 Listener 2 Nov. 691/2 Profitability is the only measure of success.

1993 Australian 19 Jan. (Brisbane ed.) 34/2 (heading) Profitability gives ailing PC market a healthier glow.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	profitability
释义	profitabilityn. Brit. /ˌprɒfᵻtəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˌprɑfədəˈbɪlᵻdi/ Forms: late Middle English profetabilte, 1800s– profitability. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; probably originally modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: profitable adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: < profitable adj. + -ity suffix: see -bility suffix, probably originally after Middle French profitableté usefulness (13th cent. in Old French). Compare earlier profitableness n. The quality or condition of being profitable. Also: the capacity to make a profit. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > [noun] > advantageous or beneficial quality profitablenessa1398 profitabilitya1500 fruitfulness1509 beneficialness1587 propitiousness1593 gainfulness1646 advantageousness?1649 favourableness1775 society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > profit > [noun] > profitableness profitabilitya1500 profitableness1590 lucriferousness1663 lucrativeness1726 remunerativeness1845 rentability1847 payability1890 bankability1933 a1500 (c1340) R. Rolle Psalter (Univ. Oxf. 64) (1884) xxix. 11 What profetabilte [L. vtilitas] is in my blode ywhils i descend in corupcioun? 1882 Fresno (Calif.) Republican 30 Dec. It will take years to bring it [sc. a peach tree] back to health and profitability. 1924 J. Stamp Stud. Current Probl. Finance & Govt. 11 I may venture to say that we have almost reached a limit of profitability along the old lines of deductive reasoning. 1961 Listener 2 Nov. 691/2 Profitability is the only measure of success. 1993 Australian 19 Jan. (Brisbane ed.) 34/2 (heading) Profitability gives ailing PC market a healthier glow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1500
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