单词 | profitful |
释义 | profitfuladj. rare before late 19th cent. Profitable. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > [adjective] > profitable winning1435 lucrous1511 beneficial1526 lucrative1526 gainful1561 profitful1568 gainsome1579 profiting1590 requiteful1607 pennisome1631 lucriferous1648 opulent1648 emolumental1664 quick1681 well-metalleda1734 pay-rent1742 profitable1758 emolumentary1775 remunerative1813 economical1815 repaying1820 well-paying1832 benefited1837 paying1841 payable1855 money-making1887 economic1899 bankable1927 megadollar1963 money-spinning1973 1568 in J. Hosack Mary Queen of Scots (1869) I. 571 That the matter cum not to effect in all myght be proffitfull..baith for thame and us. 1593 T. Bilson Perpetual Govt. Christes Church xii. 208 Order and discipline are not onely profitefull but also needfull. 1888 S. Lane-Poole Turkey vii. 132 Those profitful properties..became the portion of the champions of the Truth. 1920 Kansas City (Missouri) Star 12 Feb. 22 (advt.) Cletrac dealers enjoy an all-year market of steady, profitful sales. 1926 B. Webb My Apprenticeship iii. 157 Not every one would understand that one had that power, and without it, it would not be a profitful or wise adventure. 2003 Chattanooga (Tennessee) Times Free Press (Nexis) 30 May c1 We want this venture to be successful and to be profitful. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1568 |
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