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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Unless the verdict is overturned on appeal, the companies may need to change how their products work, a move that could jeopardize the valuable advertising businesses that keep platforms like Instagram and YouTube so profitable.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Ranching was more profitable back then, life softer.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The technology will improve and be used in ways that may continue to be controversial but also more profitable.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Deposco describes a scenario from one of its early customers of Deposco's Supply Chain Intelligence platform, noting that the company's best-selling SKU, responsible for 18% of total revenue, looked profitable by every conventional measure.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Ranching was more profitable back then, life softer.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The technology will improve and be used in ways that may continue to be controversial but also more profitable.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Deposco describes a scenario from one of its early customers of Deposco's Supply Chain Intelligence platform, noting that the company's best-selling SKU, responsible for 18% of total revenue, looked profitable by every conventional measure.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
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 27 Mar. 2026.
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profitable
adjective
prof·it·able
ˈprä-fə-tə-bəl
: affording profits : yielding advantageous returns or results
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