prof‧it‧a‧bil‧i‧ty /ˌprɒfətəˈbɪləti, ˌprɒfɪtəˈbɪləti $ ˌprɑː-/ noun [uncountable]
[Word Family: noun: profit, profitability, profiteering, profiteer; verb: profit, profiteer; adverb: profitably, profitlessly; adjective: profitable ≠ unprofitable, profitless]
when a business or an activity makes a profit, or the amount of profit it makes:
a decline in company profitability

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profitability
noun
ADJ. high, low | greater | declining concerns about the declining profitability of the industry
overall | long-term, short-term
QUANT. level
VERB + PROFITABILITY achieve measures to achieve greater profitability
maintain | improve, increase | maximize | reduce
PHRASES a decline/fall in profitability, an increase in profitability, a return to profitability The firm is now showing signs of a return to profitability.
 ⇒ Note at PER CENT (for more verbs)

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