Definition of profitability in US English:
profitability
nounˌpräfədəˈbilədēˌprɑfədəˈbɪlədi
1The degree to which a business or activity yields profit or financial gain.
profitability may not improve until well into next year
intense rivalry reduces industry profitability
Example sentencesExamples
- Only 15 percent of employees felt that the price of gas would affect company profitability.
- Maximizing profitability is essential in today's market.
- Higher jet fuel prices are threatening to erode the profitability of these airlines.
- He's always willing to try something new to expand our business and profitability.
- The companies say farmers are happy with the performance and profitability of the crops.
- The ability to borrow greatly enhances the profitability of investments.
- We're trying to get farmers to develop a plan to improve profitability.
- Government policy that maximises profitability of businesses needs to be devised.
- Increased customer retention increases profitability.
- He agrees that there are many factors that affect the profitability of sheep farming.
- 1.1 The state of yielding profit or financial gain.
growing sales and a return to profitability
Example sentencesExamples
- We will ensure that farmers have a strong safety net and can achieve profitability in the marketplace.
- In order to insure profitability, it is a good idea to determine the profit you need from this enterprise.
- I think we have a shot at achieving profitability during this year.
- I concluded that the economy is not designed to sustain the profitability of agriculture.
- We expect in 15 to 18 months we can reach profitability.
- The business reached profitability ahead of schedule in the second half of 2001.
- Only a handful of companies will ever manage to bring their products to the marketplace and achieve profitability.
- In order to provide profitability, we had to cut into rising fixed costs somehow.
- Production efficiency is critical due to its effect on profitability.
- We have specific policy proposals that would return profitability to the family farm sector of agriculture.