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profitable

Pronunciation: [ˈprɒfɪtəbl]

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Learn how to use profitable in a sentence: 6 audio examples across 2 meanings.

Context: “business”

(adjective) when something earns more money than it costs. For example, if you have a lemonade stand and you sell more cups than you spend on lemons and sugar, your stand is profitable.

Example

Last year, the company had a profitable year, making lots of money.

Example

The new restaurant was not profitable, and it lost money instead of making it.

Example

What changes can we make to make our business more profitable?

Context: “investment”

(adjective) when an investment returns a good amount of money compared to what was put into it. If you buy a toy and later sell it for much more, that was a profitable investment.

Example

Investing in stocks can be very profitable if you choose the right ones.

Example

Buying that old car was not a profitable investment; I ended up spending more on repairs.

Example

Which investments do you think are the most profitable?

How to pronounce profitable

Pronunciation: [ˈprɒfɪtəbl]

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