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noun
The quality of being profitable; gainfulness; usefulness; advantageousness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the quality of affording gain or benefit or profit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: profitability, gainfulness, lucrativeness
Antonyms: unprofitableness
Broader terms: profit, gain
noun
the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: favorableness, favourableness, advantageousness, positivity, positiveness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: advantage, vantage
Narrower terms: auspiciousness, propitiousness
History
From profitable + -ness.
