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profitable

intermediateB2

/ˈprɒfɪtəbl/ · prof-it-a-ble

yielding financial gain or profit.

Meanings

adjectiveformal

yielding financial gain or profit.

مالی فائدہ یا منافع دینے والا.

منافع بخش

manaafi khush

Synonyms

lucrativebeneficialadvantageousفائدہ مندمنافع آورمنافع بخش

Antonyms

unprofitableloss-makingcounterproductiveنقصان دہبے فائدہبے کار

Common Collocations

  • profitable venture
  • profitable business
  • profitable investment

Example Sentences

The new app turned out to be very profitable for the investors.

نیا ایپ سرمایہ کاروں کے لیے بہت منافع بخش ثابت ہوا.

Naya app sarmaaya kaaron ke liye bohat manaafi khush saabit hua.

Finding a profitable market niche can significantly increase sales.

منافع بخش مارکیٹ نِچ کو تلاش کرنا فروخت میں نمایاں اضافہ کر سکتا ہے.

Manaafi khush market niche ko talash karna farokht mein numaayan izafa kar sakta hai.

The company is looking for profitable partnerships.

کمپنی منافع بخش شراکت داریوں کی تلاش میں ہے.

Company manaafi khush sharakat dariyon ki talash mein hai.

Easily Confused With

productive:Profitable refers to yielding profits, while productive refers to producing something, not necessarily profitable.

Word Family

profit
nounمنافع
profitably
adverbمنافع بخش طریقے سے
profiteer
nounمنافع خور

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of 'profit' and 'able' – if something is able to profit, it is profitable.

Imagine a money tree that grows more money each year.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

وہ عشق ہے کہ منافع بخش ہے سب کو یہ میں نے اور مجھ سے صرف مجھ کو جانا

Woh ishq hai ke manaafi khush hai sab ko Yeh maine aur mujh se sirf mujh ko jaana

That love is profitable to everyone; I have known this only for myself.

Mirza Ghalib, Unverified

* Poetry attribution is AI-generated and may require verification.

🗣️ Urdu Proverb

نفع کا نغمہ ہمیشہ سنیں۔

Nafa ka naghma hamesha sunain.

Always listen to the song of profit.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "profitable" — yielding profit

First known use: 15th century

The word 'profitable' came into the English language from the Latin 'profitabilis', which means 'yielding profit' or 'advantageous'. It has been used in English since the early 15th century.