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profitable

/ˈprɑːfɪtəbəl/
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Adverb:profitably
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profitable Lexical Profile

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• adjective

1

Yielding financial gain or a net monetary return after expenses.

Example

"After three years of steady growth, the small bakery finally became a profitable business."

2

Producing good, helpful, or advantageous results; beneficial or rewarding.

Example

"The research team spent a profitable afternoon exchanging ideas with colleagues from the visiting university."

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• Nearby Words

profiling
profit
profitability
profitable
profitableness
profitably
profiteer

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed in Middle English from Old French 'profitable', derived from 'profit', which traces back to the Latin noun 'profectus' (meaning 'advance, progress, or profit'), from the verb 'proficere' ('to make headway or be useful').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Profitable. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/profitable
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