adjective · neutral
profitable
UK/ˈprɒfɪtəbəl/US/ˈprɑːfɪtəbəl/PRO·fit·a·ble
Producing profit; financial gain-making.
Examples
“Expanding into new markets proved highly profitable for the company.”
“Running a profitable business requires careful cost control.”
“They found the partnership more profitable than they had expected.”
Band 8 sentence
“Diversifying products into niche markets proved profitable and reduced the firm's overall risk.”
Collocations
- profitable business
- financially profitable
Word family
Common mistakes
This project profitable.→This project is profitable.
The new line proved more profit than expected.→The new line proved more profitable than expected.
Say it for a higher band
5useful→6beneficial→7+profitable
Synonyms
lucrative
Easily confused
lucrative
“The film franchise was incredibly lucrative for the studio.”
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