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 the empire became fatal to the
emperor.

-- Prof"it*a*ble*ness, n. -- Prof"it*a*bly, adv.

• producing a profit