profitability

noun

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as in desirability

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  1. desirability
  2. expediency
  3. usefulness
  4. expedience
Noun
  • Homebuyers are often eager to research neighborhood characteristics like access to shopping, school quality, or crime rates because these factors impact liveability, desirability, and safety, and the same logic should apply to researching climate risks.
    Daryl Fairweather, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Beccari estimated that Vuitton hosted a few thousand top clients during the Louis Vuitton and America’s Cup races, and that such affiliations increase the desirability of the brand.
    Miles Socha, WWD, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of desirability
Noun
  • The Trump campaign, and Vance in particular, need to answer and be held accountable for dangerous, racist lies for political expediency.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 27 Sep. 2024
  • At one level, the book is a work of contemporary history, telling the story of an ongoing global political crisis—a chaotic spectacle of uncertainty, fear, and political expediency in which multilateral cooperation quickly gave way to nationalism, populism, and great-power rivalry.
    Colin Kahl and Thomas Wright, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
Definition of expediency
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  • Nevada, with its six Electoral College votes, is by far the least populous of the swing states, which means that its usefulness comes up in far fewer scenarios.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
  • This year’s list has over 100 gift ideas for everyone in your life, and one in particular stood out thanks to its usefulness and affordability.
    Bridget Degnan, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of usefulness
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  • Make no mistake, Biden is a true patriot — someone who unlike so many cares more about his country, the welfare of its citizens and the Constitution than political expedience and personal gain.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2024
  • The line between governing and eyeing the next election has become indistinguishable — much to the chagrin of those who wish expedience and partisanship had less influence over lawmakers and their decisions.
    Mark Z. Barabak, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024
Definition of expedience
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