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Definition of Profitable
1. Adjective. Yielding material gain or profit. "Profitable speculation on the stock market"
Similar to: Bankable, Fat, Juicy, Gainful, Paid, Paying, Economic, Lucrative, Moneymaking, Remunerative
Derivative terms: Profitability, Profitableness
Antonyms: Unprofitable
Definition of Profitable
1. a. Yielding or bringing profit or gain; gainful; lucrative; useful; helpful; advantageous; beneficial; as, a profitable trade; profitable business; a profitable study or profession.
Definition of Profitable
1. Adjective. Producing a profit. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Profitable
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Profitable
Literary usage of Profitable
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual Report by Ohio State Board of Agriculture (1902)
"I think the chicken a profitable farm animal for various reasons. First, it
converts the waste of the farm into money in the shape of eggs and chickens for ..."
2. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1916)
"Farm laborers—Continued How large Is a profitable farm? FD Coburn. Relation of
malaria to crop production. DL Van Dine, bibliog Sei Monthly 3:431-9 N '16 ..."
3. The Confessions of St. Augustine by Augustine, Thomas, Edward Bouverie Pusey, William Benham (1909)
"CHAPTER III That it is profitable to Communicate often The Voice of the Disciple
BEHOLD I come unto Thee, O Lord, that I may be blessed through Thy gift, ..."