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- [prof-i-tuh-buh l]
- /ˈprɒf ɪ tə bəl/
- /ˈprɒf.ɪ.tə.bl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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
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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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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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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