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Definitions

profitable

[prof-i-tuh-buhl] / ˈprɒf ɪ tə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
advantageous; money-making
Synonyms
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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
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fruitless impotent incapable unfruitful unhelpful unproductive unprofitable unskilled useless valueless worthless
WEAK
disadvantageous

Example Sentences

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He pointed out that both companies are profitable, which is not often the case with meme stocks.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

These book-tax gaps can make companies appear profitable on financial statements even in years when their tax bill is temporarily small.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Marcus Calvani from the Jersey Hospitality Association said that the opening months of the year had all been more profitable than the corresponding months in 2025.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Firefly and Rocket Lab aren’t expected to be profitable in 2026, so they don’t have PE ratios.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Ma and Pa think he should socialize more, make more profitable connections.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman