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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This strategy has proved highly profitable, with Cresud’s revenue growing from $49 million in 2010 to $1.4 billion in 2024.
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David Vetter, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Also, the makers of anesthesia products might become more profitable because more and more children, so often terrified of dentists and their drills, will need to be sedated before cavities can be filled, now that their teeth won’t have automatic fluoridation protection.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 May 2025
That’s important for Costco investors, too, because Kirkland Signature products tend to carry higher margins than name-brand items, and Wall Street wants to see the company become more profitable to help boost earnings.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 15 May 2025
In the Penguin Random House antitrust trial three years ago, the publishing giant revealed that only 35% of its books are profitable and of those, 4% bring in the majority of profits, suggesting that the company runs on the success of just a tiny handful of authors.
—Lucy Feldman, Time, 15 May 2025
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David Vetter, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Also, the makers of anesthesia products might become more profitable because more and more children, so often terrified of dentists and their drills, will need to be sedated before cavities can be filled, now that their teeth won’t have automatic fluoridation protection.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 May 2025
That’s important for Costco investors, too, because Kirkland Signature products tend to carry higher margins than name-brand items, and Wall Street wants to see the company become more profitable to help boost earnings.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 15 May 2025
In the Penguin Random House antitrust trial three years ago, the publishing giant revealed that only 35% of its books are profitable and of those, 4% bring in the majority of profits, suggesting that the company runs on the success of just a tiny handful of authors.
—Lucy Feldman, Time, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for profitable
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profitable
adjective
prof·it·able
ˈprä-fə-tə-bəl
: affording profits : yielding advantageous returns or results
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