adj
profitable
PROF-ih-tuh-bl
adj
1
Producing a financial profit.
"The new product line quickly became profitable."
2
Useful or beneficial, even without a financial angle.
"It was a profitable afternoon spent reading up on the topic."
How to Use Profitable
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMaking money — or, more loosely, worthwhile.
Common pairings
a profitable business
highly profitable
profitable venture
Word Forms
more profitable comparative, most profitable superlative
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Etymology
From Old French profitable, built from "profit" plus the suffix "-able."