| 单词 | profitable |
| 释义 | profitable profitable /; AmE / adjective
1 that makes or is likely to make money: a highly profitable business a profitable investment It is currently Japan's most profitable carmaker. It is usually more profitable to sell direct to the public. The company is profitable in the UK but is losing money abroad.
2 that gives sb an advantage or a useful result: The discussions were profitable and a possible solution was found. We had a very profitable meeting.
OPP UNPROFITABLE
profitability /; AmE / noun [U]: We aim to increase profitability. The forecast showed lower levels of profitability. They will have to increase prices to return to profitability.
profitably /; AmE / adverb: to run a business profitably The time was spent profitably. The money could be more profitably be channeled into extra advertising. |
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