PROFITABLE

profitable

(adjective) yielding material gain or profit; “profitable speculation on the stock market”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

profitable (comparative more profitable, superlative most profitable)

Producing a profit.

• Aeschylus

Synonyms

• lucrative

• beneficial

Antonyms

• unprofitable

Source: Wiktionary


Prof"it*a*ble, a. Etym: [F. profitable.]

Definition: Yielding or bringing profit or gain; gainful; lucrative; useful; helpful; advantageous; beneficial; as, a profitable trade; profitable business; a profitable study or profession. What was so profitable to the empire became fatal to the emperor. Arbuthnot.

– Prof"it*a*ble*ness, n.

– Prof"it*a*bly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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