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US
/ˌpɹɑfɪtəˈbɪɫɪti/
]
[ UK /pɹˌɒfɪtəbˈɪlɪti/ ]
[ UK /pɹˌɒfɪtəbˈɪlɪti/ ]
NOUN
- the quality of affording gain or benefit or profit
How To Use profitability In A Sentence
- The final proposals were a rather unsuccessful compromise between the need for profitability and the demands of local conservationists.
- When prices fall, commodity producers can maintain profitability by cutting costs or increasing output.
- Mr. Lennon said appraisers can sit down and come up with an inherent commercial value for a patent "based on how much in damages a person could collect, analyzing profitability in the market of a product and how much is sold. Contenders to Line Up for Nortel Patents
- A product manager is responsible for product profitability.
- We will ensure that farmers have a strong safety net and can achieve profitability in the marketplace.
- Mr Treuting will have overall responsibility for the growth and profitability of Verio's operations in the Southeast business market.
- Although the media companies harrumph about the dangers of the new technology, they are all well aware of the lesson of the video, and the immense potential profitability of the new digital forms of distribution.
- Rather than pursuing the holy grail of million-selling titles, the company is focused on achieving annual profitability.
- Worried men Operating margins have increased to 30% or so, putting garbage up with pharmaceuticals in terms of profitability.
- The present director has presided over a rapid decline in the firm's profitability.