Standard Lemma guide

profitably

adv · 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: /ˈpɹɒf.ɪ.tə.bli/
  • General-American: /ˈpɹɑ.fɪ.tə.bli/
  • CMU ARPABET: P R AA1 F AH0 T AH0 B L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a profitable manner, in a way that achieves profit or gain.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a productive way

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they worked together productively for two years

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: productively, fruitfully

Antonyms: unprofitably

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English profitable Middle English -ly English -ly English profitably From profitable + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: изгодно (izgodno) — in a profitable manner
  • Bulgarian: доходно (dohodno) — in a profitable manner
  • Esperanto: profitodone — in a profitable manner
  • Telugu: సప్రయోజనముగా (saprayōjanamugā) — in a profitable manner
  • Turkish: karlı bir şekilde — in a profitable manner