English Explanatory Dictionary

profitable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Producing a profit.
  2. Beneficial, serviceable, of use.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɹɒf.ɪ.tə.bl̩/ /ˈpɹɑ.fɪ.tə.bl̩/ en-us-profitable.ogg /ˈpɹɑ.fɪ.ɾə.bl̩/

Word forms

profitable more profitable most profitable

Etymology

From Old French profitable, equivalent to profit + -able.

Synonyms

beneficial lucrative

Antonyms

unprofitable

Derived words

disprofitable hyperprofitable improfitable nonprofitable profitability profitableness profitably ramen profitable subprofitable superprofitable unprofitable
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