profitable

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. yielding material gain or profit“profitable speculation on the stock market”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Profitable \Prof"it*a*ble\, a. [F. profitable.] Yielding or bringing profit or gain; gainful; lucrative; useful; helpful; advantageous; beneficial; as, a profitable trade; profitable business; a profitable study or profession. [1913 Webster]

What was so profitable to the empire became fatal to the emperor. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] -- Prof"it*a*ble*ness, n. -- Prof"it*a*bly, adv. [1913 Webster]

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