The sale held by the Girl Scouts was very profitable.
We spent a profitable afternoon in the library.
SYNONYM(S): beneficial, fruitful.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
un|prof´it|a|ble|ness — un|prof|it|a|ble «uhn PROF uh tuh buhl», adjective. not profitable; producing no gain or advantage: »They proved the most idle and unprofitable [months] of my life (Edward Gibbon). SYNONYM(S): fruitless. –un|prof´it|a|ble|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
prof|it|a|ble — «PROF uh tuh buhl», adjective. 1. yielding a financial profit; lucrative; gainful: »The sale held by the Girl Scouts was very profitable. 2. giving a gain or benefit; useful: »We spent a profitable afternoon in the library. SYNONYM(S): beneficial … Useful english dictionary
un|prof|it|a|ble — «uhn PROF uh tuh buhl», adjective. not profitable; producing no gain or advantage: »They proved the most idle and unprofitable [months] of my life (Edward Gibbon). SYNONYM(S): fruitless. –un|prof´it|a|ble|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
profitable — prof•it•a•ble [[t]ˈprɒf ɪ tə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) yielding profit 2) beneficial or useful prof it•a•bil′i•ty, prof′it•a•ble•ness, n. prof′it•a•bly, adv … From formal English to slang
unprofitable — un•prof•it•a•ble [[t]ʌnˈprɒf ɪ tə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) cvb not showing or turning a profit 2) cvb pointless or futile • Etymology: 1275–1325 un•prof′it•a•ble•ness, un•prof it•a•bil′i•ty, n. un•prof′it•a•bly, adv … From formal English to slang
Profitable — Prof it*a*ble, a. [F. profitable.] Yielding or bringing profit or gain; gainful; lucrative; useful; helpful; advantageous; beneficial; as, a profitable trade; profitable business; a profitable study or profession. [1913 Webster] What was so… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Profitableness — Profitable Prof it*a*ble, a. [F. profitable.] Yielding or bringing profit or gain; gainful; lucrative; useful; helpful; advantageous; beneficial; as, a profitable trade; profitable business; a profitable study or profession. [1913 Webster] What… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Profitably — Profitable Prof it*a*ble, a. [F. profitable.] Yielding or bringing profit or gain; gainful; lucrative; useful; helpful; advantageous; beneficial; as, a profitable trade; profitable business; a profitable study or profession. [1913 Webster] What… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
li — ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; acan·tho·ceph·a·li; acan·tho·li·mon; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·li·za·tion; acho·li; ade·lo·spon·dy·li; ae·go·li·us; ae·o·li·an·ly; ae·tha·li·oid;… … English syllables
