profitable
adjective
prof·it·able
ˈprä-fə-tə-bəl 
ˈpräf-tə-bəl
: affording profits : yielding advantageous returns or results
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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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His ratings have been profitable 62% of the time, delivering an average return of 14%.
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James Manso, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
The report estimates that these units could be profitable for a developer at a rent of $815 per month on average.
—Adam A. Millsap, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
His ratings have been profitable 62% of the time, delivering an average return of 14%.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2024
And before the pandemic, Southwest was profitable for 47 straight years.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2024
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profitable
adjective
prof·it·able
ˈprä-fə-tə-bəl
: affording profits : yielding advantageous returns or results
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