profitability

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UK/ˌpɹɒf.ɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/British, Southern, Standard/ˌpɹɔf.ɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.tɪj/US, dialectal/ˌpɹɑ.fɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/US, dialectal[ˌpɹɑ.fɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ɾi]

noun

The state or quality of being profitable; capacity to make a profit.

“assess profitability”

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Meanings

nounprofitability (countable and uncountable, plural profitabilities)

plural profitabilities

  1. countableuncountableThe state or quality of being profitable; capacity to make a profit.

    assess profitability

    3 more examples

    improve profitability

    The company’s profitability increased after reducing costs.

    We need to evaluate the long-term profitability of the project.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe quality of affording gain or benefit or profit

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Arabic مَرْدُودِيَّة
  • مَرْدُودِيَّة (mardūdiyya)The quality or state of being profitable
Catalan rendibilitat
  • rendibilitatThe quality or state of being profitable
Czech ziskovost
  • ziskovostThe quality or state of being profitable
Danish rentabilitet
  • rentabilitetThe quality or state of being profitable
Dutch winstgevendheid, rentabiliteit
  • winstgevendheidThe quality or state of being profitable
  • rentabiliteitThe quality or state of being profitable
Finnish tuottoisuus, kannattavuus
  • tuottoisuusThe quality or state of being profitable
  • kannattavuusThe quality or state of being profitable
French rentabilité
  • rentabilitéThe quality or state of being profitable
German Rentabilität
  • RentabilitätThe quality or state of being profitable
Hindi मुनाफ़ा, मुनाफा
  • मुनाफ़ा (munāfā)The quality or state of being profitable
  • मुनाफा (munāphā)The quality or state of being profitable
  • लाभ (lābh)The quality or state of being profitable
  • आदा (ādā)The quality or state of being profitable
  • फलप्राप्ति (phalaprāpti)The quality or state of being profitable
  • लाभकारी (lābhkārī)The quality or state of being profitable
Hungarian rentabilitás, jövedelmezőség
  • rentabilitásThe quality or state of being profitable
  • jövedelmezőségThe quality or state of being profitable
  • nyereségességThe quality or state of being profitable
Indonesian profitabilitas
  • profitabilitasThe quality or state of being profitable
Polish rentowność, opłacalność
  • rentownośćThe quality or state of being profitable
  • opłacalnośćThe quality or state of being profitable
Romanian profitabilitate
  • profitabilitateThe quality or state of being profitable
Russian при́быльность, рента́бельность
  • при́быльность (príbylʹnostʹ)The quality or state of being profitable
  • рента́бельность (rentábelʹnostʹ)The quality or state of being profitable
  • дохо́дность (doxódnostʹ)The quality or state of being profitable
Spanish rentabilidad, lucratividad
  • rentabilidadThe quality or state of being profitable
  • lucratividadThe quality or state of being profitable
  • proficuidadThe quality or state of being profitable
Swedish lönsamhet
  • lönsamhetThe quality or state of being profitable
Turkish karlılık
  • karlılıkThe quality or state of being profitable
Ukrainian прибутко́вість, рента́бельність
  • прибутко́вість (prybutkóvistʹ)The quality or state of being profitable
  • рента́бельність (rentábelʹnistʹ)The quality or state of being profitable
  • дохі́дність (doxídnistʹ)The quality or state of being profitable
Cite this entry
APA

profitability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/profitability

MLA

“profitability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/profitability. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “profitability,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/profitability.

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