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   profitable

   /ˈprɒfɪtəbl/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a business or activity) yielding profit or financial gain: "a professionally run and profitable company" Similar moneymakingprofit-makingcommercialsuccessfulcommercially successfulmoney-spinningsoundsolventin the blackcost-effectivefruitfulgainfulremunerativefinancially rewardingpayinglucrativebankableOpposite unprofitableloss-making
   • 2. beneficial; useful: "he'd had a profitable day" Similar beneficialusefuladvantageoushelpfulof useof servicevaluableproductiveworthwhilerewardingfruitfulenrichingilluminatinginformativewell spentsalutaryOpposite fruitlessuseless

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, from the verb profiter (see profit).

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