Dictionary

profitability en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [ˌpɹɑ.fɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ɾi] (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
• /ˌpɹɒf.ə.təˈbəl.ə.ti/ (New-Zealand)
• [pɹɒf.ɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ɾi] (Canada, dialectal) of the US
• (Southern-England) audio
• [ˌpɹɔ̟f.ə.təˈbəl.ə.ɾi] (New-Zealand)
• /ˌpɹɒf.ɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌpɹɔf.ɪ.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/ (Australia)
• /ˌpɹɑ.fɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
• /ˌpɹɔf.ɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.tɪj/ (British, Southern, Standard)
• /pɹɒf.ɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
• [ˌpɹɔf.ɪ.təˈbɪl.ə.ɾi] (Australia)

Etymology

Etymology tree English profitable Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English profitability From profitable + -ity.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The state or quality of being profitable; capacity to make a profit.
   • assess profitability
   • The company’s profitability increased after reducing costs.
   • We need to evaluate the long-term profitability of the project.
   • improve profitability

Forms

Deriveds

unprofitability

Translations (43)

pl rentowność (The quality or state of being profitable) · ast rentabilidá (The quality or state of being profitable) · ka შემოსავლიანობა (The quality or state of being profitable) · fi tuottoisuus (The quality or state of being profitable) · nl rentabiliteit (The quality or state of being profitable) · hi मुनाफ़ा (The quality or state of being profitable) · ru при́быльность (The quality or state of being profitable) · uk дохі́дність (The quality or state of being profitable) · ka რენტაბელურობა (The quality or state of being profitable) · uk рента́бельність (The quality or state of being profitable) · ka მომგებიანობა (The quality or state of being profitable) · hi मुनाफा (The quality or state of being profitable) · cs ziskovost (The quality or state of being profitable) · da rentabilitet (The quality or state of being profitable) · tr karlılık (The quality or state of being profitable) · hi लाभ (The quality or state of being profitable) · ar مَرْدُودِيَّة (The quality or state of being profitable) · es lucratividad (The quality or state of being profitable) · nl winstgevendheid (The quality or state of being profitable) · hu rentabilitás (The quality or state of being profitable) · gl rendibilidade (The quality or state of being profitable) · es rentabilidad (The quality or state of being profitable) · ka სარგებლიანობა (The quality or state of being profitable) · uk прибутко́вість (The quality or state of being profitable) · hi लाभकारी (The quality or state of being profitable) · ru дохо́дность (The quality or state of being profitable) · be рэнта́бельнасць (The quality or state of being profitable) · be дахо́днасць (The quality or state of being profitable) · hi आदा (The quality or state of being profitable) · hi फलप्राप्ति (The quality or state of being profitable) · id profitabilitas (The quality or state of being profitable) · ru рента́бельность (The quality or state of being profitable) · be прыбытко́васць (The quality or state of being profitable) · hu jövedelmezőség (The quality or state of being profitable) · es proficuidad (The quality or state of being profitable) · sv lönsamhet (The quality or state of being profitable) · ca rendibilitat (The quality or state of being profitable) · pl opłacalność (The quality or state of being profitable) · de Rentabilität (The quality or state of being profitable) · fr rentabilité (The quality or state of being profitable) · fi kannattavuus (The quality or state of being profitable) · hu nyereségesség (The quality or state of being profitable) · ro profitabilitate (The quality or state of being profitable)