profitable
UK/'prɒfitәbl/US
B2
Definitions
adj.
Producing financial gain.
有利润的，盈利的
adj.
Yielding a useful benefit or advantage.
有益的，有收获的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedprofitgain, benefit, advantage
+
-ablecapable of, worthy of
=profitable
profit + -able (capable of) = 'capable of producing profit.' Covers both money (a profitable business) and benefit (a profitable afternoon of study), mirroring profit's own two senses.
Common Collocations
- 1.highly profitable利润丰厚的
- 2.profitable business盈利性业务
- 3.profitable investment合算的投资
- 4.mutually profitable互利互惠的
Example Sentences
- 1.
The new product line proved highly profitable.
- 2.
We had a profitable discussion about the project's direction.
- 3.
It is more profitable to repair the machine than to replace it.