noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌpɹɒf.ɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
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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.
Across languages
Translations
43 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مَرْدُودِيَّة
(mardūdiyya)
— The quality or state of being profitable
Asturian:
rentabilidá
— The quality or state of being profitable
Belarusian:
прыбытко́васць
(prybytkóvascʹ)
— The quality or state of being profitable
Belarusian:
рэнта́бельнасць
(rentábjelʹnascʹ)
— The quality or state of being profitable
Belarusian:
дахо́днасць
(daxódnascʹ)
— The quality or state of being profitable
Catalan:
rendibilitat
— The quality or state of being profitable
Czech:
ziskovost
— The quality or state of being profitable
Danish:
rentabilitet
— The quality or state of being profitable
Dutch:
winstgevendheid
— The quality or state of being profitable
Dutch:
rentabiliteit
— The quality or state of being profitable
Finnish:
tuottoisuus
— The quality or state of being profitable
Finnish:
kannattavuus
— The quality or state of being profitable
French:
rentabilité
— The quality or state of being profitable
Galician:
rendibilidade
— The quality or state of being profitable
Georgian:
შემოსავლიანობა
(šemosavlianoba)
— The quality or state of being profitable
Georgian:
მომგებიანობა
(momgebianoba)
— The quality or state of being profitable
Georgian:
სარგებლიანობა
(sargeblianoba)
— The quality or state of being profitable
Georgian:
რენტაბელურობა
(renṭabeluroba)
— The quality or state of being profitable
German:
Rentabilität
— The quality or state of being profitable
Hindi:
मुनाफ़ा
(munāfā)
— The quality or state of being profitable
Hindi:
मुनाफा
(munāphā)
— The quality or state of being profitable
Hindi:
लाभ
(lābh)
— The quality or state of being profitable
Hindi:
आदा
(ādā)
— The quality or state of being profitable
Hindi:
फलप्राप्ति
(phalaprāpti)
— The quality or state of being profitable
Hindi:
लाभकारी
(lābhkārī)
— The quality or state of being profitable
Hungarian:
rentabilitás
— The quality or state of being profitable
Hungarian:
jövedelmezőség
— The quality or state of being profitable
Hungarian:
nyereségesség
— The quality or state of being profitable
Indonesian:
profitabilitas
— The quality or state of being profitable
Polish:
rentowność
— The quality or state of being profitable
Polish:
opłacalność
— The quality or state of being profitable
Romanian:
profitabilitate
— The quality or state of being profitable
Russian:
при́быльность
(príbylʹnostʹ)
— The quality or state of being profitable
Russian:
рента́бельность
(rentábelʹnostʹ)
— The quality or state of being profitable
Russian:
дохо́дность
(doxódnostʹ)
— The quality or state of being profitable
Spanish:
rentabilidad
— The quality or state of being profitable
Spanish:
lucratividad
— The quality or state of being profitable
Spanish:
proficuidad
— The quality or state of being profitable
Swedish:
lönsamhet
— The quality or state of being profitable
Turkish:
karlılık
— The quality or state of being profitable
Ukrainian:
прибутко́вість
(prybutkóvistʹ)
— The quality or state of being profitable
Ukrainian:
рента́бельність
(rentábelʹnistʹ)
— The quality or state of being profitable
Ukrainian:
дохі́дність
(doxídnistʹ)
— The quality or state of being profitable
