profitable
/ˈprɒfɪtəb(ə)l
/adjective
1(Of a business or activity) yielding profit or financial gain: a professionally run and profitable company the investments were extremely profitable...
- Merchants and financiers soon realized that investing in science could be a profitable business.
- Farming is still profitable in spite of a sharp increase in the prices of agricultural inputs.
- We follow him as he tries to turn this dream into reality, and turn the farm into a profitable business.
Synonyms
moneymaking, profit-making, commercial, successful, commercially successful, money-spinning, sound, solvent, in the black, cost-effective, fruitful, gainful, remunerative, financially rewarding, paying, lucrative, bankable
2Beneficial; useful: he’d had a profitable day...
- Noor said that she was merely taking advantage of a potentially profitable situation.
- Cultural solutions are more valuable and profitable than technological solutions.
- This paper prompted useful discussion, though the main discussion session was less profitable.
Synonyms
beneficial, useful, advantageous, helpful, of use, of service, valuable, productive, worthwhile;
rewarding, fruitful, enriching, illuminating, informative, well spent, salutary
Origin
Middle English: from Old French, from the verb profiter (see profit).