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profitable
prof·it·a·ble P0583300 (prŏf′ĭ-tə-bəl)adj. Yielding profit; advantageous: an investment that was barely profitable.
prof′it·a·bil′i·ty, prof′it·a·ble·ness n.prof′it·a·bly adv.profitable (ˈprɒfɪtəbəl) adjaffording gain, benefit, or profit ˈprofitably adv ˈprofitableness, ˌprofitaˈbility nprof•it•a•ble (ˈprɒf ɪ tə bəl)
adj. 1. yielding profit. 2. beneficial or useful. prof`it•a•bil′i•ty, prof′it•a•ble•ness, n. prof′it•a•bly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | profitable - yielding material gain or profit; "profitable speculation on the stock market"advantageous - giving an advantage; "a contract advantageous to our country"; "socially advantageous to entertain often"productive - producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly); "productive farmland"; "his productive years"; "a productive collaboration"useful, utile - being of use or service; "the girl felt motherly and useful"; "a useful job"; "a useful member of society"unprofitable - producing little or no profit or gain; "deposits abandoned by mining companies as unprofitable" |
profitableadjective1. money-making, lucrative, paying, commercial, rewarding, worthwhile, cost-effective, fruitful, gainful, remunerative Drug manufacturing is the most profitable business in America.2. beneficial, useful, rewarding, valuable, productive, worthwhile, fruitful, advantageous, expedient, win-win, serviceable a profitable exchange of ideas
beneficial useless, vain, worthless, fruitless, unrewarding, disadvantageous, unremunerativeprofitableadjective1. Affording profit:advantageous, fat, lucrative, moneymaking, remunerative, rewarding.2. Affording benefit:advantageous, benefic, beneficent, beneficial, benignant, favorable, good, helpful, propitious, salutary, toward, useful.Translationsprofit (ˈprofit) noun1. money which is gained in business etc, eg from selling something for more than one paid for it. I made a profit of $8,000 on my house; He sold it at a huge profit. 利潤 利润2. advantage; benefit. A great deal of profit can be had from travelling abroad. 益處 益处 verb – past tense, past participle ˈprofited – (with from or by) to gain profit(s) from. The business profited from its exports; He profited by his opponent's mistakes. 得益 得益ˈprofitable adjective (negative unprofitable) giving profit. The deal was quite profitable; a profitable experience. 有益的 有益的ˈprofitably adverb 有益(地) 有益（地）
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Synonyms for profitableadj money-makingSynonyms- money-making
- lucrative
- paying
- commercial
- rewarding
- worthwhile
- cost-effective
- fruitful
- gainful
- remunerative
adj beneficialSynonyms- beneficial
- useful
- rewarding
- valuable
- productive
- worthwhile
- fruitful
- advantageous
- expedient
- win-win
- serviceable
Antonyms- useless
- vain
- worthless
- fruitless
- unrewarding
- disadvantageous
- unremunerative
Synonyms for profitableadj affording profitSynonyms- advantageous
- fat
- lucrative
- moneymaking
- remunerative
- rewarding
adj affording benefitSynonyms- advantageous
- benefic
- beneficent
- beneficial
- benignant
- favorable
- good
- helpful
- propitious
- salutary
- toward
- useful
Antonyms for profitableadj yielding material gain or profitRelated Words- advantageous
- productive
- useful
- utile
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