profitable
adjective /ˈprɒfɪtəbl/
/ˈprɑːfɪtəbl/
- that makes or is likely to make money
- a highly profitable business
- a profitable investment
- It is usually more profitable to sell direct to the public.
Synonyms successfulsuccessful- profitable
- commercial
- lucrative
- economic
- successful making a lot of money, especially by being popular:
- The play was very successful on Broadway.
- The company has had another successful year.
- profitable making a profit:
- a highly profitable business
- commercial [only before noun] making or intended to make a profit:
- The movie was not a commercial success (= made no profit).
- lucrative (of business or work) producing or paying a large amount of money; making a large profit:
- They do a lot of business in lucrative overseas markets.
- economic (often used in negative sentences) (of a process, business or activity) producing enough profit to continue:
- Small local shops stop being economic when a supermarket opens up nearby.
- a successful/profitable/lucrative business
- a successful/profitable/lucrative year
- a(n) commercial/economic success
Extra ExamplesTopics Businessc1- The business is not really profitable enough.
- What can be done to keep the business profitable?
- confident that the venture will prove profitable
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- prove
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- that gives somebody an advantage or a useful result synonym rewarding
- a profitable experience
- She spent a profitable afternoon in the library.
Extra Examples- It was, generally, a profitable meeting.
- Some churches have found it profitable to hold services during the week.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- find something
- very
- mutually
- potentially
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from the verb profiter, from Latin profectus ‘progress, profit’, from proficere ‘to advance’, from pro- ‘on behalf of’ + facere ‘do’.