profitable
adjective
prof·it·able
ˈprä-fə-tə-bəl 
ˈpräf-tə-bəl
: affording profits : yielding advantageous returns or results
Examples of profitable in a Sentence
The movie was very profitable.
selling real estate on the side turned out to be a profitable venture for the stay-at-home mom
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Reuters 19 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
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Reuters 19 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
So far, the industry has not been able to make woody biomass profitable without relying on subsidies, as was the case in South Korea.
—Nithin Coca, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2025
The latest round of pickets comes just ahead of Starbucks’ holiday drink season, one of the company’s busiest and most profitable times of the year.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Big companies are more profitable than ever, which in theory should lead to better outcomes for employees, but often doesn’t.
—Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for profitable
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“Profitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profitable. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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profitable
adjective
prof·it·able
ˈprä-fə-tə-bəl
: affording profits : yielding advantageous returns or results
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