profitable

5 definitions • 12 examples

making or likely to make a profit:

Over the years it has developed into a highly profitable business.

profitable investments

The company had to eliminate 200 jobs to stay profitable.

in a way that produces or is likely to produce an advantage:

I made profitable use of my time, mixing with a lot of different people and practising my Spanish.

resulting in or likely to result in a profit or a benefit:

a profitable business

I try to make profitable use of my time.

producing a profit:

a profitable business/company They are now among the most profitable companies quoted on the New York Stock Exchange.

highly/very profitable This is a highly profitable business.

a profitable market/product

profitable growth

be profitable for sb to do sth Consumers need to convince farmers that it can be profitable for them to grow organic food.

giving an advantage or useful result:

The meeting had gone well, and he felt it had been a profitable morning.