profitable

[prof-i-tuh-buhl] / ˈprɒf ɪ tə bəl /

ADJECTIVE

advantageous; money-making

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beneficial commercial cost-effective effective fruitful good lucrative practical productive rewarding successful useful valuable worthwhile

WEAK

assisting conducive contributive effectual favorable gainful going in the black instrumental paid off paying paying well pragmatic remunerative self-sustaining serviceable sustaining sweet well-paying

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fruitless impotent incapable unfruitful unhelpful unproductive unprofitable unskilled useless valueless worthless

WEAK

disadvantageous

Example Sentences

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And it’s easy to imagine SpaceX’s launch business is profitable, given its cost advantage from reusable rockets, which has given it a near-monopoly in the Western world.

From Barron's

“We have plans to strengthen brand desirability, reduce commodity exposure and evolve how we drive profitable growth,” Pablos-Barbier, who took office in January, said.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Our Q4 results began to reflect the impact of our strategic pivot toward profitable growth, translating into revenue diversification and meaningful margin expansion,” CEO Evan Spiegel said in the earnings release.

From Barron's

To join the index, a company must be U.S.-based, profitable and have a market capitalization of at least $22.7 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal

Two big things going for Forgent: The company is profitable and revenue is growing rapidly.

From Barron's

profitable

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