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.

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

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

Definition of profitable adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. that makes or is likely to make money. It is usually more profitable to sell direct to the public. They do a lot of business in …

1. money which is gained in business etc, eg from selling something for more than one paid for it.

The agreement was profitable [= advantageous] for everyone. He invested his money profitably. Computers can be profitably used in schools.

Factsheet What does the word profitable mean? 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 …

Profits are measured in money earned beyond expenses, so profitable businesses or transactions make money. A busy restaurant, sold-out concert, and best-selling book are all profitable. People also use …

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.