PROFITABLE definition: yielding profit; remunerative. See examples of profitable used in a sentence.

The meaning of PROFITABLE is affording profits : yielding advantageous returns or results. How to use profitable in a sentence.

PROFITABLE definition: 1. making or likely to make a profit: 2. in a way that produces or is likely to produce an…. Learn more.

There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word profitable, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Things that are profitable make money or are beneficial in other ways. Businesses hope to be profitable in the financial sense, but a profitable relationship is one that's good for everyone involved.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025 prof•it•a•ble (prof′ i tə bəl), adj. yielding profit; remunerative: a profitable deal. beneficial or useful.

A profitable organization or practice makes a profit. Improved transport turned agriculture into a highly profitable business.

Synonyms for PROFITABLE: lucrative, worthwhile, economic, beneficial, remunerative, gainful, paying, moneymaking; Antonyms of PROFITABLE: unprofitable, unfavorable, disadvantageous, bad, …

profitable adjective (USEFUL) B2 useful or likely to give you an advantage: a profitable discussion

PROFITABLE meaning: 1. making or likely to make a profit: 2. in a way that produces or is likely to produce an…. Learn more.