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profitable

prof·it·a·ble
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [prof-i-tuh-buh l]
    • /ˈprɒf ɪ tə bəl/
    • /ˈprɒf.ɪ.tə.bl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [prof-i-tuh-buh l]
    • /ˈprɒf ɪ tə bəl/

Definitions of profitable word

  • adjective profitable yielding profit; remunerative: a profitable deal. 1
  • adjective profitable beneficial or useful. 1
  • adjective profitable company 1
  • adjective profitable activity: financially beneficial 1
  • adjective profitable activity: beneficial 1
  • adjective profitable A profitable organization or practice makes a profit. 0

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Origin of profitable

First appearance:

before 1275
One of the 13% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1275-1325; See origin at profit, -able

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Profitable

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

profitable popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for profitable

adj profitable

  • beneficial — Something that is beneficial helps people or improves their lives.
  • productive — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
  • useful — being of use or service; serving some purpose; advantageous, helpful, or of good effect: a useful member of society.
  • worthwhile — such as to repay one's time, attention, interest, work, trouble, etc.: a worthwhile book.
  • effective — adequate to accomplish a purpose; producing the intended or expected result: effective teaching methods; effective steps toward peace.

Antonyms for profitable

adj profitable

  • fruitless — useless; unproductive; without results or success: a fruitless search for the missing treasure.
  • impotent — not potent; lacking power or ability.
  • unproductive — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
  • useless — of no use; not serving the purpose or any purpose; unavailing or futile: It is useless to reason with him.
  • worthless — without worth; of no use, importance, or value; good-for-nothing: a worthless person; a worthless contract.

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