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adjective |
| definition 1: |
When a business is profitable, it is doing well because it is taking in more money than it is spending.
There were not enough customers coming to the restaurant, so it was not profitable. That's why the owners decided to sell it.- similar words:
- fat, productive
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| definition 2: |
If something is profitable, it is something that becomes helpful or useful to you in the future.
Most people agree that learning how to read and write is a profitable thing to do.My dad says that living in Spain for five years was a profitable experience for him, especially because he learned Spanish while he was there and it helped him get his job.- synonyms:
- beneficial, useful
- antonyms:
- fruitless, useless
- similar words:
- favorable, helpful, productive, worthwhile
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| related words: |
useful, valuable |
| derivations: |
profitably (adv.), profitability (n.), profitableness (n.) |
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