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profitable |
Grep of noun profitable profitableness Overview of adj profitable The adj profitable has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (4) profitable -- (yielding material gain or profit; "profitable speculation on the stock market") 2. (3) profitable -- (promoting benefit or gain; "a profitable meeting to resolve difficulties") 3. profitable -- (providing profit; "a profitable conversation") 4. fruitful, profitable -- (productive of profit; "a profitable enterprise"; "a fruitful meeting") Antonyms of adj profitable 4 senses of profitable Sense 1 profitable (vs. unprofitable) unprofitable (vs. profitable) => dead, idle => lean => marginal => unremunerative Sense 2 profitable INDIRECT (VIA advantageous) -> disadvantageous, harmful Sense 3 profitable INDIRECT (VIA rewarding) -> unrewarding Sense 4 fruitful, profitable INDIRECT (VIA productive) -> unproductive Similarity of adj profitable 4 senses of profitable Sense 1 profitable (vs. unprofitable) => bankable => fat, juicy => gainful, paid, paying => economic => lucrative, moneymaking, remunerative Also See-> advantageous#1; productive#1; useful#1, utile#1 Sense 2 profitable => advantageous (vs. disadvantageous) Sense 3 profitable => rewarding (vs. unrewarding) Sense 4 fruitful, profitable => productive (vs. unproductive) Attributes of adj profitable Familiarity of adj profitable profitable used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj profitable profitable unprofitable Overview of adj profitable The adj profitable has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (4) profitable -- (yielding material gain or profit; "profitable speculation on the stock market") 2. (3) profitable -- (promoting benefit or gain; "a profitable meeting to resolve difficulties") 3. profitable -- (providing profit; "a profitable conversation") 4. fruitful, profitable -- (productive of profit; "a profitable enterprise"; "a fruitful meeting")
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