profitable
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How to pronounce profitable in British English:
英 [ˈprɒfɪtəbl]
How to pronounce profitable in American English:
美 [ˈprɑːfɪtəbl]
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- Adjective:
- yielding material gain or profit
- promoting benefit or gain
- providing profit
- productive of profit
单词词源
- profitable (adj.)
- c. 1300, "yielding benefit, useful," from profit (v.) + -able or from Old French profitable, porfitable. Specific sense of "money-making" is attested from 1758. Related: Profitably.
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双语例句
- 1. But , overwhelmingly , microsoft has proven it can create a vibrant and profitable ecosystem .
- 2. But with supply outstripping demand , companies have to identify the most profitable customers .
- 3. Lvmh is more profitable than other luxury groups .
- 4. And this is profitable growth .
- 5. Smaller panels remain profitable , for now .