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Recent Examples of profitable Because there is a business sense to DEI: the metrics are off the charts on how much more profitable a business is that has a supplier diversity program. Stephen Daw, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2025 Investors who acquire a full picture of market inefficiencies and distressed asset dynamics can translate economic turbulence into profitable investments. Arman Harutyunyan, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025 Funding costs were also about 17.8% for Klarna, against 14.4% for Affirm. Between the lines: Klarna's business is profitable, eking out a $21 million net income for 2024, while Affirm posted a loss of $199 million for that period. Lucinda Shen, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025 But the company struggled to build a profitable business around DNA testing and its efforts to license data to pharmaceutical companies never caught on. Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for profitable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profitable
Adjective
  • The lucrative fishing rights are set to run out in June 2026.
    Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 2025
  • This is the nation’s agro-industrial heartland, and, thanks to irrigation canals, almost every inch of the floodplain is blanketed in lucrative export crops, such as sugarcane, asparagus and blueberries.
    Ari Caramanica, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Someone capable of jolting Dortmund to life with changes of rhythm, but also being more generally restorative and beneficial to the squad’s mood.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Every trade that occurs in the marketplace is mutually beneficial.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • While the dramedy has some smart, if overwritten, dialogue and traces of worthwhile commentary, fans of Tropper’s work on Banshee and Warrior are likely to find this a somewhat flat and domesticated version of his voice.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
  • That’s the kind of insurance policy that could provide a worthwhile short-term benefit.
    Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • For decades, Florida has drawn individuals from around the country looking to build a better life in a state known for its favorable tax climate, pro-business attitude and culture of freedom.
    Robert F. Mancuso, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2025
  • That would require a lengthy process involving legislative approval, a governor’s signoff, and a favorable vote from Broward County residents.
    Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • This can be helpful for disputing charges and clearing your record.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The ability to easily reuse notes is more helpful than the ability to catalogue and archive memos.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • After a week full of monstrous swings, the S&P 500 posted its best weekly performance since November 23, while the Nasdaq saw its best week since November 2022, according to the financial data firm FactSet.
    Anne Marie Drummond Lee, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Shorts are the only categories whose winners are ineligible for best picture, acting, screenplay or any other major Oscar, due to their length.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025

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“Profitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profitable. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.

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