profitable

(prŏf'ĭ-tə-bəl)
adj.
Yielding profit; advantageous or lucrative. See synonyms at beneficial.

profitability prof'it·a·bil'i·ty or prof'it·a·ble·ness n.
profitably prof'it·a·bly adv.

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Ability of a business entity to generate net income.
Potential investors closely analyze a firm's current and prospective profitability since they affect dividends and market price of stock.
See also price - earnings ratio (p / e ratio).

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adjective

1. Affording profit: advantageous, fat, lucrative, moneymaking, remunerative, rewarding. See get/lose.
2. Affording benefit: advantageous, benefic, beneficent, beneficial, benignant, favorable, good, helpful, propitious, salutary, toward, useful. See help/harm/harmless.

adj

Definition: advantageous; money-making
Antonyms: disadvantageous, unprofitable

IN BRIEF: Producing gain of any kind.

In the long run, digging for truth has always proved not only more interesting but more profitable than digging for gold. — George R. Harrison

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The quality of making a profit; the extent of the profit-making of an enterprise.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - gavnlig, indbringende

Nederlands (Dutch)
winstgevend, lonend, rendabel

Français (French)
adj. - (Comm) rentable, lucratif, (fig) fructueux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - nützlich, lohnend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - επικερδής, επωφελής, προσοδοφόρος

Italiano (Italian)
proficuo, utile, lucrativo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - lucrativo

Русский (Russian)
полезный, прибыльный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - útil, provechoso, ventajoso, rentable, lucrativo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - givande, lönsam, lukrativ

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
有利润的, 赚钱的, 有利益的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有利潤的, 賺錢的, 有利益的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 유리한, 이문이 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 儲かる, ためになる, 有益な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مربح, مكسب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רווחי, תועלתי, מועיל‬

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