/ Dictionary / Index P profitable: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: prof•it•a•ble Pronunciation: (prof'i-tu-bul), [key] — adj. yielding profit; remunerative: a profitable deal. beneficial or useful. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: profitable (Thesaurus) profit profit and loss Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fervor Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language