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The quality of affording gain or benefit or profit
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profitableness
Word definitions for profitableness in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The quality of being profitable; gainfulness; usefulness; advantageousness.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Profitable \Prof"it*a*ble\, a. [F. profitable.] Yielding or bringing profit or gain; gainful; lucrative; useful; helpful; advantageous; beneficial; as, a profitable trade; profitable business; a profitable study or profession. What was so profitable to ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the quality of affording gain or benefit or profit [syn: profitability ] [ant: unprofitableness , unprofitableness ]
Usage examples of profitableness.
It is unreasonable to expect profitableness and the amortisation of research into space travel at its present stage.