1 that makes or is likely to make money:
a highly profitable business * a profitable investment * It is usually more profitable to sell direct to the public.
2 that gives sb an advantage or a useful result:
a profitable experience * She spent a profitable afternoon in the library.
profitability noun [U]:
to increase profitability
profitably adverb:
to run a business profitably * He spent the weekend profitably.
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In this entry, profitable is tagged as adjective.
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