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profitably

Syllables: prof·it·a·blyUK/ˈpɹɒf.ɪ.tə.bli/US/ˈpɹɑ.fɪ.tə.bli/

profitably adverb: in a profitable manner, in a way that achieves profit or gain.

Adverb

profitably (comparative more profitably, superlative most profitably)

  1. In a profitable manner, in a way that achieves profit or gain.
    • […] that person is hardly susceptible to blackmail. One cannot profitably threaten to broadcast to others what is already known.1971, “Demand”, in Body Politic, number 1, page 6
    • "Despite the prevailing external forces, we remain confident in our ability to profitably grow the business in our addressable markets," the company said.2023 January 25, “Network News: Keltbray receives £33 million credit facility platform”, in RAIL, number 975, page 11
    Synonyms:
    economically

profitably meaning in Bengali and Telugu

profitably in Bengali

লাভজনক ভাবে

profitably in Telugu

in a profitable manner
సప్రయోజనముగా saprayōjanamugā

Examples of profitably in a sentence

  • The profession of barker has been made largely obsolete by the realization that in most cases saplings can be cultivated far more profitably.
  • Piano music may profitably be viewed as a musical world distinct from the world of nonpiano music.
  • And every year we make resolutions to save more of it, invest it more profitably and spend more wisely.

All 10 example sentences with profitably

Synonyms of profitably

Forms of profitably

comparativemore profitably
superlativemost profitably

Origin of profitably

From profitable + -ly.

Questions about profitably

What does profitably mean?
Profitably means in a profitable manner, in a way that achieves profit or gain.
What is profitably in Bengali?
Profitably in Bengali is লাভজনক ভাবে. See Profitably meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is profitably?
Profitably is an adverb.
How do you pronounce profitably?
Profitably is pronounced /ˈpɹɒf.ɪ.tə.bli/ (UK).

Words near profitably in the dictionary

  1. profitabilities
  2. profitability
  3. profitable
  4. profitableness
  5. profitablest
  6. profitably
  7. profited
  8. profiteer
  9. profiteered
  10. profiteering
  11. profiteerings

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Adapted from Wiktionary: profitably (page history and authors); profitably (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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