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profitability

/ˌpɹɑ.fɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/

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What does profitability mean?

noun

  1. The state or quality of being profitable; capacity to make a profit.

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Meanwhile, wage increases in both the public and private sector have outpaced productivity gains, limited the government's ability to reduce current expenditures, and hindered the return to profitability of many private companies.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1993 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #87
Differences in market share, profitability or size shall not by themselves constitute denial of equal competitive opportunities, but shall not be precluded from being used as evidence regarding the issue of whether a Party's measure accords equal competitive opportunities.
CanadaNorth American Free Trade Agreement, 1992 Oct. 7 Tariff Phasing DescriptionsProject Gutenberg ebook #89