profitable

UK: /ˈprɒf.ɪ.tə.bl̩/ US: /ˈprɑː.fɪ.ºə-/

Translation

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⇨ rentable

a profitable business

un negocio rentable

⇨ beneficioso,sa

a profitable use of one's time

un uso beneficioso del tiempo

(Definition of profitable adj from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that they are not worth having

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