profitable
adjective
prof·it·able
ˈprä-fə-tə-bəl 
ˈpräf-tə-bəl
: affording profits : yielding advantageous returns or results
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Examples of profitable in a Sentence
The movie was very profitable.
selling real estate on the side turned out to be a profitable venture for the stay-at-home mom
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Meanwhile, earnings surged as the company’s streaming division swung to an unexpected profit — the first time Paramount has announced a profitable quarter for its direct-to-consumer business.
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Alex Sherman, CNBC, 8 Aug. 2024
Looking ahead, the company expects results for the streaming businesses to improve in fiscal Q4, with both Entertainment DTC and ESPN+ forecast to be profitable in the current quarter.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 7 Aug. 2024
Lower energy prices had an impact on the earnings of Exxon Mobil and Saudi Aramco, though the latter remains the world’s most profitable company for the third straight year, with $121 billion in earnings.
—Amanda Loudin, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2024
The division registered a 29 percent CAGR between 2020 and 2023, and is L’Oréal’s most profitable.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 5 Aug. 2024
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Alex Sherman, CNBC, 8 Aug. 2024
Looking ahead, the company expects results for the streaming businesses to improve in fiscal Q4, with both Entertainment DTC and ESPN+ forecast to be profitable in the current quarter.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 7 Aug. 2024
Lower energy prices had an impact on the earnings of Exxon Mobil and Saudi Aramco, though the latter remains the world’s most profitable company for the third straight year, with $121 billion in earnings.
—Amanda Loudin, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2024
The division registered a 29 percent CAGR between 2020 and 2023, and is L’Oréal’s most profitable.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 5 Aug. 2024
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profitable
adjective
prof·it·able
ˈprä-fə-tə-bəl
: affording profits : yielding advantageous returns or results
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