profitable
adj. US //ˈpɹɑfətəbəɫ// UK //pɹˈɒfɪtəbəl// prof·itable
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1 making money (adj.) B2 Upper Intermediatemaking more money than you spend on a business or activity.
yielding a financial profit; where total revenue exceeds total costs.
ExampleThe company became profitable only two years after it started.
ExampleThe board of directors decided to divest from the retail sector, as it was no longer a profitable venture compared to their digital services.
- lucrative
- money making
- gainful
- unprofitable
- loss making
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2 useful or beneficial (adj.) C1 Advanced Formalhelpful or useful for your personal growth or a specific goal.
beneficial, advantageous, or useful in a non-financial context.
ExampleWe had a very profitable discussion about how to improve the team.
ExampleThe sabbatical proved to be a highly profitable period for the researcher, allowing her to synthesize years of disparate data into a cohesive theory.
From Old French profitable, equivalent to profit + -able.
- Nounprofitability
- Adjectiveprofitable
- Adjectiveunprofitable