profitable
/ˈprɒfɪtəbl/adjective
उच्चारण प्रॉफ़िटबल
लाभदायक, मुनाफ़े वाला
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that makes or is likely to make money
लाभदायक, मुनाफ़े वाला
- a profitable business
- Selling vegetables online proved profitable for the cooperative.
- The shop became profitable within its first year.
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- Dairy farming can be very profitable if managed carefully.
- The company had a profitable quarter despite the high prices.
Synonyms lucrative money-making gainful remunerative commercial
Opposite unprofitable loss-making uneconomic
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that gives somebody an advantage or a useful result
उपयोगी, फ़ायदेमंद
- a profitable use of time
- A profitable chat with a senior helped her plan her revision.
- It was a profitable meeting, and we left with a clear plan.
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- She found the workshop profitable for her career.
- He spent a profitable weekend reading old question papers.
Synonyms beneficial useful productive fruitful worthwhile
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
profitable + noun
Before a noun it describes a business, deal or activity that makes money.
संज्ञा से पहले यह ऐसे व्यवसाय, सौदे या गतिविधि का वर्णन करता है जिससे धन कमाया जाए।
- Dairy farming has become a profitable business.
- The shop had a profitable festive season.
be profitable (for sb)
After 'be', it says that something gives money or another advantage; 'for' names who gains.
'Be' के बाद यह बताता है कि किसी चीज़ से धन या अन्य लाभ मिलता है; 'for' लाभ पाने वाले को बताता है।
- Growing pulses is profitable for small farmers.
- The airline became profitable last year.
profitable (= useful, not about money)
In a wider sense it means giving a useful result or advantage, as in a profitable discussion.
व्यापक अर्थ में इसका अर्थ उपयोगी परिणाम या लाभ देना है, जैसे profitable discussion।
- It was a profitable afternoon in the library.
profitably (adverb) / profitability (noun)
The adverb describes how something is done to gain advantage; the noun is the ability to make profit.
Adverb बताता है कि कोई काम लाभ के लिए कैसे किया गया; noun लाभ कमाने की क्षमता है।
- He spent his holidays profitably, learning coding.
- The profitability of the firm fell sharply.
+Collocations 4
adverb + profitable
highlyveryincreasinglyextremelyconsistently
- Online tutoring has become highly profitable.
profitable + noun
businessventuredealcompanycropinvestment
- Sugarcane is a profitable crop in Uttar Pradesh.
verb + profitable
beremainprovebecometurn
- The new route proved profitable for the railways.
profitable + for / to
for farmersfor the companyto the nationfor both sides
- The agreement was profitable for both sides.
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- Radhika's uncle runs a profitable tea stall near the station.
राधिका के चाचा स्टेशन के पास एक मुनाफ़े वाला चाय का ठेला चलाते हैं।
- The airline has not been profitable for three years.
यह विमान कंपनी तीन वर्ष से लाभ में नहीं रही है।
- Reading newspapers daily is a profitable habit for exam candidates.
रोज़ अख़बार पढ़ना परीक्षार्थियों के लिए लाभदायक आदत है।
- They sold the old land at a profitable price.
उन्होंने पुरानी ज़मीन लाभदायक कीमत पर बेची।
- It is more profitable to export finished goods than raw materials.
कच्चे माल की तुलना में तैयार माल का निर्यात अधिक लाभदायक है।
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✗ Farming is more profitable than to work in an office.
✓ Farming is more profitable than working in an office.
Both sides of a comparison must have the same form: -ing with -ing.
तुलना के दोनों पक्षों का रूप एक-सा होना चाहिए: -ing के साथ -ing।
✗ Farming is not so profitable than before.
✓ Farming is not as profitable as before.
The comparison uses 'as ... as' with 'not', not 'than'.
Negative तुलना में 'as ... as' आता है, 'than' नहीं।
✗ The shop earned more profitable this year.
✓ The shop earned more profit this year.
'Earned' needs a noun object; 'profitable' is an adjective.
'Earned' के बाद noun कर्म चाहिए; 'profitable' adjective है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adjectives all praise something that brings a good result, but they differ in whether money is the point.
ये सभी adjectives अच्छा परिणाम देने वाली चीज़ की प्रशंसा करते हैं, पर इनमें धन ही मुख्य बात है या नहीं, यह अलग है।
Making money, or giving a useful gain.
धन कमाने वाला, या उपयोगी लाभ देने वाला।
- A profitable year for the company.
Very profitable, especially of a job or a business; stronger and more formal.
बहुत लाभदायक, विशेषकर नौकरी या व्यापार के लिए; अधिक तीव्र और औपचारिक।
- She left for a lucrative post abroad.
Good for health or general welfare, not especially for money.
स्वास्थ्य या सामान्य कल्याण के लिए अच्छा, विशेष रूप से धन के लिए नहीं।
- Yoga is beneficial for the body.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
lucrative money-making gainful remunerative commercial beneficial useful productive fruitful worthwhile
Antonyms
unprofitable loss-making uneconomic useless fruitless futile
AaSpelling
prof·it·able
With one t and -able (not 'profittable').
एक t और अंत में -able ('profittable' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Homophone: profit (gain) and prophet (a person sent by God).
Homophone: profit (लाभ) और prophet (पैगंबर)।
Keep the money words together: profitable, lucrative (producing a lot of money), remunerative (well paid), gainful (paid: 'gainful employment').
धन के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: profitable, lucrative (बहुत धन देने वाला), remunerative (अच्छा वेतन वाला), gainful (वेतन वाला: 'gainful employment')।