Слово англійською: profitable
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Переклад profitable українською: корисний, прибутковий, вигідний, рентабельний; ~ business — дохідна (вигідна) справа, ~ investment — вигідна інвестиція капіталу, сприятливий
Детальний опис
profitable
adjective /ˈprɑːfɪtəbl/
- that makes or is likely to make money
- a highly profitable business
- a profitable investment
- It is usually more profitable to sell direct to the public.
Synonyms successfulsuccessfulprofitable ▪ commercial ▪ lucrative ▪ economicThese words all describe somebody/something that is making or is likely to make money.successful making a lot of money, especially by being popular:- The play was very successful on Broadway.
- The company has had another successful year.
profitable making a profit:- a highly profitable business
commercial [only before noun] making or intended to make a profit:- The movie was not a commercial success (= made no profit).
lucrative (of business or work) producing or paying a large amount of money; making a large profit:- They do a lot of business in lucrative overseas markets.
economic (often used in negative sentences) (of a process, business or activity) producing enough profit to continue:- Small local shops stop being economic when a supermarket opens up nearby.
Patterns- a successful/profitable/lucrative business
- a successful/profitable/lucrative year
- a(n) commercial/economic success
- that gives somebody an advantage or a useful result synonym rewarding
- a profitable experience
- She spent a profitable afternoon in the library.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from the verb profiter, from Latin profectus ‘progress, profit’, from proficere ‘to advance’, from pro- ‘on behalf of’ + facere ‘do’.