Meaning of PROFITABLE
| Pronunciation: | | 'prâfitubul
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- [adj] promoting benefit or gain; "a profitable meeting to resolve difficulties"
- [adj] productive of profit; "a profitable enterprise"; "a fruitful meeting"
- [adj] yielding material gain or profit; "profitable speculation on the stock market"
- [adj] providing profit; "a profitable conversation"
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| | Synonyms: | | advantageous, bankable, economic, fat, fruitful, gainful, juicy, lucrative, moneymaking, paid, paying, productive, remunerative, rewarding |
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| | Antonyms: | | unprofitable | | |
| | See Also: | | useful, utile | |
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| | Definition: | | \Prof"it*a*ble\, a. [F. profitable.]
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.
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