profitable

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++prof·it·a·ble /ˈprɒfətəbəl $ ˈprɑː-/ adjective GETproducing a profit or a useful result 有利可图的；有益的，有用的 OPP unprofitable The advertising campaign proved very profitable. 事实证明，这次广告宣传活动卓有成效。 a highly profitable business 盈利高的企业 a profitable afternoon 有收获的下午 —profitably adverb

Examples from the Corpus

profitable• To finance the delays, the company took on a series of routine programming and trouble-shooting projects, which proved consistently profitable.• Many small hospitals are struggling to stay profitable.• It also is, very often, more profitable.• It's only in the last year that our business has become profitable. Before that we were just managing to cover our costs.• It is a profitable business but there is evidence of some slack time, perhaps this is a learning curve effect.• a profitable business• I had a very profitable conversation with Jack today.• We don't sell children's clothes any more - it wasn't profitable enough.• Whether such a small mass payback is economically profitable is far from obvious.• Observance of reasonable guidelines designed to encourage increased and profitable participation by Network members in cross-border transactions.• Co. in San Francisco said oil companies had been expected to turn in a highly profitable quarter.• The investments will only be profitable when the following conditions apply:.highly profitable• Indeed, the area serviced by the vast majority of our members remains highly profitable.• The aim is to produce beers that are sterile, have a long shelf life and are highly profitable.• Tuft denies Catania's contentions, although he concedes the company borrows heavily and is not highly profitable.• But they found no trace of the highly profitable illegal cargo that it was supposed to be carrying.• If you are seeking a highly profitable instant business, you will probably be disappointed-it does not exist.• Co. in San Francisco said oil companies had been expected to turn in a highly profitable quarter.• Slavery is, then, under certain conditions, a highly profitable system of exploitation.From Longman Business Dictionaryprofitableprof‧it‧a‧ble /ˈprɒfətəbəlˈprɑː-/ adjectiveFINANCE1producing a useful resultI thought the meeting was very profitable.2producing a profitInnovation has made Sidek one of Mexico’s most profitable companies.Recycling automotive plastics is profitable and good for the environment.Mutual Benefit’s group health business has been its most profitable line (=activity).

prof·it·a·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable

Business Corpus profit or a producing useful a result

profitable
prof‧it‧a‧ble /ˈprɒfətəbəl, ˈprɒfɪtəbəl $ ˈprɑː-/

adjective

Word Family: noun: profit, profitability, profiteering, profiteer; verb: profit, profiteer; adverb: profitably, profitlessly; adjective: profitable ≠ unprofitable, profitless

producing a profit or a useful result
OPP unprofitable:

The advertising campaign proved very profitable.

a highly profitable business

a profitable afternoon
—profitably adverb

prof·it·able

BrE

/ˈprɒfɪtəbl/

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NAmE

/ˈprɑːfɪtəbl/

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adjective

that makes or is likely to make money 有利润的；赢利的

◆a highly profitable business一家赢利很高的企业

◆It is usually more profitable to sell direct to the public. 向社会大众直销往往获利较高。

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<titled tranID="16" status="1">successful</titled>profitable ◇ commercial ◇ lucrative ◇ economic

These words all describe sb/sth that is making or is likely to make money. 以上各词均指赚钱的、赢利的、有利可图的。

successful making a lot of money, especially by being popular 指赚钱的、成功的：◆The play was very successful on Broadway. 那出剧在百老汇大获成功。◆The company has had another successful year. 公司又度过了一个兴旺发达之年。
profitable making a profit 指有利润的、赢利的：◆a highly profitable business 一家赢利很高的企业
commercial [only before noun] making or intended to make a profit 指赢利的、以获利为目的的：◆The movie was not a commercial success(= made no profit). 这部电影票房收入不佳。
lucrative (of business or work) producing or paying a large amount of money; making a large profit 指生意或工作赚大钱的、获利多的：◆They do a lot of business in lucrative overseas markets. 他们在利润丰厚的海外市场上生意很多。
economic (often used in negative sentences) (of a process, business or activity) producing enough profit to continue （常用于否定句中）指（工序、业务或活动）有利可图的、可赚钱的、合算的：◆Small local shops stop being economic when a supermarket opens up nearby. 附近有超市开业的话，当地的小商店就没有利润可赚了。