profitable
/ˈprɒfɪtəbl/ adjectiveDefinition
› COMMERCE, FINANCE producing a profit: a profitable business/company They are now among the most profitable companies quoted on the New York Stock Exchange.highly/very profitable This is a highly profitable business. a profitable market/product profitable growthbe profitable for sb to do sth Consumers need to convince farmers that it can be profitable for them to grow organic food.
› giving an advantage or useful result: The meeting had gone well, and he felt it had been a profitable morning.
(Definition of profitable adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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