profitable

[prof-i-tuh-buhl] / ˈprɒf ɪ tə bəl /

ADJECTIVE

advantageous; money-making

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beneficial commercial cost-effective effective fruitful good lucrative practical productive rewarding successful useful valuable worthwhile

WEAK

assisting conducive contributive effectual favorable gainful going in the black instrumental paid off paying paying well pragmatic remunerative self-sustaining serviceable sustaining sweet well-paying

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fruitless impotent incapable unfruitful unhelpful unproductive unprofitable unskilled useless valueless worthless

WEAK

disadvantageous

Example Sentences

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The military was awarded the profitable role of general contractor on parts or all of the jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal

But even if it isn’t, investing in funds that aren’t exposed to the AI trade can still be profitable as the rally continues.

From Barron's

The company has been working on a strategic plan to drive profitable growth.

From The Wall Street Journal

If Uber’s AV initiative ultimately reaches large enough scale, it will become profitable.

From Barron's

It also can be highly profitable for refiners to handle.

From MarketWatch