profitable
adj.adj. making more money than you spend. You use this to describe a business or an activity that brings in a good financial gain.
adj. yielding a financial profit or gain; resulting in a surplus after all expenses are paid. Can also describe an activity that is beneficial or useful in a non-monetary sense.
The small bakery became profitable after only six months.
The company decided to close its underperforming branches and focus on its most profitable markets.
While the initial investment was substantial, the long-term projections suggest the venture will be highly profitable once the infrastructure is fully operational.
From Old French profitable, equivalent to profit + -able.
Commonly used with the verb 'to be' or 'to become'; often modified by degree adverbs like 'highly' or 'marginally'.
The business is very profitThe business is very profitableLearners sometimes use the noun 'profit' where the adjective 'profitable' is required to describe a state.