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Definitions for: Profitable [adj] promoting benefit or gain; "a profitable meeting to resolve difficulties"
[adj] productive of profit; "a profitable enterprise"; "a fruitful meeting"
[adj] yielding material gain or profit; "profitable speculation on the stock market"
[adj] providing profit; "a profitable conversation"
Webster (1913) Definition: Prof"it*a*ble, a. [F. profitable.]
Yielding or bringing profit or gain; gainful; lucrative;
useful; helpful; advantageous; beneficial; as, a profitable
trade; profitable business; a profitable study or profession.
What was so profitable to the empire became fatal to
the emperor. --Arbuthnot.
-- Prof"it*a*ble*ness, n. -- Prof"it*a*bly, adv.
Synonyms: advantageous, bankable, economic, fat, fruitful, gainful, juicy, lucrative, moneymaking, paid, paying, productive, remunerative, rewarding
Antonyms: unprofitable
See Also: useful, utile
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