profitable

profitable
adjective
1) (lucrative) rentabel; einträglich
2) (beneficial) lohnend [Unternehmung, Zeitvertreib, Kauf]; nützlich [Studium, Diskussion, Verhandlung, Nachforschungen]
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adjective ((negative unprofitable) giving profit: The deal was quite profitable; a profitable experience.) gewinnbringend
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prof·it·able
[ˈprɒfɪtəbl̩, AM ˈprɑ:fɪt̬-]
adj
1. (in earnings) Gewinn bringend, rentabel, profitabel
\profitable business einträgliches Geschäft
\profitable investment lohnende [o Gewinn bringende] Investition
2. (advantageous) nützlich, vorteilhaft
to make \profitable use of one's time seine Zeit sinnvoll nutzen, mit seiner Zeit etw Sinnvolles anfangen
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['prɒfɪtəbl]
adj (COMM)
gewinn- or profitbringend, Gewinn or Profit bringend, rentabel, profitabel; (fig = beneficial) nützlich, vorteilhaft

could you not find a more profitable way of spending your time? — kannst du nichts Besseres mit deiner Zeit anfangen?

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profitable adj (adv profitably)
1. gewinnbringend, einträglich, lohnend, rentabel:
be profitable sich rentieren;
sell sth profitably etwas mit Gewinn verkaufen
2. vorteilhaft, nützlich (beide:
to für), nutzbringend
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adjective
1) (lucrative) rentabel; einträglich
2) (beneficial) lohnend [Unternehmung, Zeitvertreib, Kauf]; nützlich [Studium, Diskussion, Verhandlung, Nachforschungen]
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adj.
nutzbringend adj.
vorteilhaft adj.
wirtschaftlich adj.

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