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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Getting Ahead Of The Waste Cycle One way to combat humanity’s continuing need for plastic is to develop and adopt technologies that make recycling profitable.
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Michael Dennis, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Litigation is also heard by a judge who may be extremely knowledgeable about the law but less conversant regarding the customs and practices of what makes a sports league unique and profitable.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Pizza Hut, meanwhile, has performed worse at the volume game, becoming less popular and less profitable since its ‘80s and ‘90s heyday.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 28 Feb. 2025
Right now, the company hasn't specified which restaurants will close, but Hart said the business is focused on making existing locations profitable in 2025.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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Michael Dennis, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Litigation is also heard by a judge who may be extremely knowledgeable about the law but less conversant regarding the customs and practices of what makes a sports league unique and profitable.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Pizza Hut, meanwhile, has performed worse at the volume game, becoming less popular and less profitable since its ‘80s and ‘90s heyday.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 28 Feb. 2025
Right now, the company hasn't specified which restaurants will close, but Hart said the business is focused on making existing locations profitable in 2025.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 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 10 Mar. 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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