Yielding or bringing profit or gain; gainful; lucrative; useful; helpful; advantageous; beneficial; as, a profitable trade; profitable business; a profitable study or profession
A profitable organization or practice makes a profit. Drug manufacturing is the most profitable business in America It was profitable for them to produce large amounts of food. + profitably prof·it·ably The 28 French stores are trading profitably. + profitability prof·it·abil·ity Changes were made in operating methods in an effort to increase profitability
promoting benefit or gain; "a profitable meeting to resolve difficulties" yielding material gain or profit; "profitable speculation on the stock market" providing profit; "a profitable conversation
Something that is profitable results in some benefit for you. collaboration which leads to a profitable exchange of personnel and ideas. + profitably prof·it·ably In fact he could scarcely have spent his time more profitably. producing a profit or a useful result unprofitable