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profitabilitythe ability to make money or gain profit from business activities

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the ability to make money or gain profit from business activities

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌprɑːfɪtəˈbɪləti/

Korean meaning: 수익성, 이익을 낼 수 있는 능력

Korean pronunciation: 프라**핏**어빌리티

Example Sentences

  • The café's profitability doubled after they started selling homemade cookies that customers couldn't resist.
  • Investors are always looking for companies with strong profitability and growth potential.
  • The startup's profitability was questionable until they invented a device that makes instant ramen in 30 seconds.

profitability

NOUN

//ˌprɑːfɪtəˈbɪləti//

the ability to make money or gain profit from business activities

profitability concept
💡 Concept

the ability to make money or gain profit from business activities

profitability rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Reliability and capability drive profitability!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌprɑːfɪtəˈbɪləti/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌprɒfɪtəˈbɪləti/

🌳Etymology

Rootprofit
Suffix--ability

Origin

라틴어 'profectus(진전, 이익)'에서 온 'profit'에 '-ability(능력)'이 결합된 단어로, '이익을 낼 수 있는 능력'이라는 의미가 되었습니다.

🎵Rhyme

capabilityreliabilityavailability
capability
reliability
availability

🔗Collocations

improve profitability
assess profitability
long-term profitability
profitability analysis
profitability ratio
enhance profitability

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The café's profitability doubled after they started selling homemade cookies that customers couldn't resist.

Investors are always looking for companies with strong profitability and growth potential.

😄 Fun example

The startup's profitability was questionable until they invented a device that makes instant ramen in 30 seconds.

The bank analyzed the profitability of each branch before deciding which ones to close.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

revenueearningsincomeprofit marginfinancial success

Antonyms

lossdeficitunprofitability

Related

profitablerevenuemarginROIbusiness

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