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Given the fact that we are in a capitalist society, we still do not want to overlook not only what a corporation produces and its profitability but also how it impacts the environment, touches human life and whether it protects or undermines the dignity of the human person.
Dean Smith

Meaning of "profitability" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PROFITABILITY

profitability  [ˌprɒfɪtəˈbɪlɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROFITABILITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Profitability is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PROFITABILITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Profit

A financial benefit that is realized when the amount of revenue gained from a business activity exceeds the expenses, costs and taxes needed to sustain the activity. Any profit that is gained goes to the business's owners, who may or may not decide to spend it on the business. Profit may refer to: ▪ Profit, the difference between the purchase price and the costs of bringing to market ▪ Profit, has two related but distinct meanings: Normal profit and Economic profit ▪ Profit, a nonpossessory interest in land ▪ Profit, a short-lived American television series starring Adrian Pasdar ▪ The Profit ▪ The Profit , a 2001 feature film by Peter N. Alexander ▪ Account of profits, a type of equitable remedy in law ▪ Profit, a Canadian business magazine aimed at entrepreneurs ▪ Profit, United States Virgin Islands...

Definition of profitability in the English dictionary

The definition of profitability in the dictionary is the quality or state of affording gain, benefit, or profit.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROFITABILITY


ability
əˈbɪlɪtɪ
accessibility
əkˌsɛsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
accountability
əˌkaʊntəˈbɪlɪtɪ
availability
əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪtɪ
capability
ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlɪtɪ
compatibility
kəmˌpætɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
disability
ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
durability
ˌdjʊərəˈbɪlɪtɪ
eligibility
ˌɛlɪdʒɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
flexibility
ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
inability
ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪtɪ
liability
ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
mobility
məʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
nobility
nəʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
possibility
ˌpɒsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
probability
ˌprɒbəˈbɪlɪtɪ
reliability
rɪˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
responsibility
rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
stability
stəˈbɪlɪtɪ
visibility
ˌvɪzɪˈbɪlɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROFITABILITY

profit centre
profit margin
profit motive
profit squeeze
profit taking
profit warning
profit-making
profit-seeking
profit-sharing
profit-sharing scheme
profitability study
profitable
profitableness
profitably
profiteer
profiteering
profiter
profiterole
profitless
profitlessly

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROFITABILITY

agility
credibility
facility
feasibility
fertility
functionality
hostility
humility
inevitability
instability
merchantability
suitability
susceptibility
sustainability
tranquility
usability
utility
variability
versatility
viability
vulnerability

Synonyms and antonyms of profitability in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «profitability» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROFITABILITY

Find out the translation of profitability to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of profitability from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «profitability» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

盈利
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rentabilidad
570 millions of speakers

English

profitability
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लाभप्रदता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الربحية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рентабельность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rentabilidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লাভজনকতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rentabilité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keuntungan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rentabilität
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

採算性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수익성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Untung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lợi nhuận
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இலாபத்தை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नफा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karlılık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

redditività
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rentowność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рентабельність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

profitabilitatea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κερδοφορία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

winsgewendheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lönsamhet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lønnsomhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of profitability

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROFITABILITY»

The term «profitability» is very widely used and occupies the 20.130 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROFITABILITY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about profitability

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10 QUOTES WITH «PROFITABILITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word profitability.
1
Mary Barra
Our goal is to make General Motors the most valuable automotive company. Clearly, that is having sustainable profitability and driving great returns for our shareholders.
2
Ronald Burkle
Supermarket companies are big logistics companies, and one of the ways we've increased profitability in the past is by re-evaluating how they do logistics.
3
Charles Duhigg
Often in companies, you'll see tensions between sales and marketing. Sales people will want to give discounts to clients because they often get paid a commission based on how much they sell. So they're always pushing to give discounts because that will increase sales. Marketing, however, is judged by overall profitability.
4
Paul Hawken
We need to revise our economic thinking to give full value to our natural resources. This revised economics will stabilize both the theory and the practice of free-market capitalism. It will provide business and public policy with a powerful new tool for economic development, profitability, and the promotion of the public good.
5
John Mackey
Your typical business just measures the metrics that have to do with the profitability of the business one way or another. But you can have metrics that measure employee happiness and the morale. You can also do direct customer surveys; you can track it over time. You can do supplier satisfaction scores as well.
6
Anne M. Mulcahy
Employees who believe that management is concerned about them as a whole person - not just an employee - are more productive, more satisfied, more fulfilled. Satisfied employees mean satisfied customers, which leads to profitability.
7
Michael Porter
If your goal is anything but profitability - if it's to be big, or to grow fast, or to become a technology leader - you'll hit problems.
8
Kevin Rollins
I am sure there will come a time when we are going to use AMD. The products have been getting better. The acceptance is getting better. But we have not been suffering as a company for either growth or profitability because we haven't had AMD.
9
Dean Smith
Given the fact that we are in a capitalist society, we still do not want to overlook not only what a corporation produces and its profitability but also how it impacts the environment, touches human life and whether it protects or undermines the dignity of the human person.
10
John Thorn
And then came the nineties, when management, suddenly frightened that they had ceded control to the players, sought to restore baseball's profitability by 'running the game like a business.'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROFITABILITY»

Discover the use of profitability in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to profitability and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pricing and Profitability Management: A Practical Guide for ...
Presents a comprehensive framework for more effectively managing pricing and profitability Identities the six key categories of pricing and profitability management Shows you how to gain a competitive edge by managing pricing and ...
Julie Meehan, Mike Simonetto, Larry Montan, 2011
2
Optimizing Distributor Profitability: Best Practices to a ...
With more than 120 exhibits, a Distributor Profitability Framework map, real-world examples, and a five-step Optimizing Distributor Profitability methodology with how-to-implement ideas and tools, this book presents a powerful weapon for ...
F. Barry Lawrence, F. Barry Lawrence, Ph.D., Senthil Gunasekaran and Pradip Krishnadevarajan, Senthil Gunasekaran, 2009
3
Cost & Effect: Using Integrated Cost Systems to Drive ...
Describes a system of corporate financial planning and analysis founded on activity-based costing
Robert S. Kaplan, 1998
4
Pricing for Profitability: Activity-Based Pricing for ...
This book offers a comprehensive treatment of these interrelationships that will make a difference in your bottom line.
John L. Daly, 2002
5
Bank Profitability and Risk Control
This book is about bank profitabilty reports and its influence on bank management's decision-making process.
Masoud Sorkhou, 2006
6
A Fistful of Rice: My Unexpected Quest to End Poverty ...
The founder of a micro finance firm explains how he leveraged small loans to impoverished individuals into a business that not only turned a profit, but also helped the world's poor.
Vikram Akula, 2013
7
Operational Profitability: Systematic Approaches for ...
This manual helps CPAs and their clients, as well as CEOs, understand and regulate the health of businesses by systematically identifying areas that affect profitability most and by offering experience-based solutions for improving ...
Robert M. Torok, Patrick J. Cordon, 2002
8
Managing Indirect Spend: Enhancing Profitability Through ...
Managing indirect spend Enhancing Profitability Through Strategic Sourcing "We pay how much?!" The story is the same at most companies.
Joe Payne, William R. Dorn, 2011
9
Performance Measurement for Construction Profitability
If the construction industry is to meet the performance improvements demanded by end users, and to replicate the efficiency and profitability gains of other sectors, it urgently needs to address formal performance measurement.
Clive Thomas Cain, 2008
10
The Art of Profitability
An extraordinarily new business slant on how companies can generate greater profits. Presented in 23 compact lessons, "The Art of Profitability" features an ongoing tutorial between two fictitious individuals.
Adrian Slywotzky, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROFITABILITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term profitability is used in the context of the following news items.
1
GigOptix Achieves GAAP Profitability in the Second Quarter Fiscal …
We delivered our first quarter of GAAP profitability, free of non-recurring items, and the highest ever non-GAAP profitability and Adjusted ... «Business Wire, Jul 15»
2
Gerresheimer Will Acquire Centor - Higher Profitability Expected
Gerresheimer AG , one of the leading partners to the pharma and healthcare industry worldwide, will further extend its pharmaceutical ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
3
Essar Steel Algoma returns to profitability for fiscal 2015
Essar Steel Algoma Inc. announced today the close of its fiscal year ending March 31, 2015 reporting CDN $194.9 million in EBITDA as ... «SooToday.com, Jul 15»
4
Ryanair Traffic Growth Helped Boost Profitability
An increase in traffic helped boost profits in the first quarter for Ryanair Holdings Plc even as fares declined. Bloomberg's Benjamin Katz reports ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
5
BAT smokes to profitability
British American Tobacco (BAT) Zimbabwe posted an increase in after-tax profit to $7,6 million for the half year compared to $5,3 million over ... «NewsDay, Jul 15»
6
Nalco may tweak volume, price for profitability, says CMD
In a sluggish metal market, the aluminium major National Aluminium Company (Nalco) intends to maintain its profitability through product, ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
7
Lower realisations hurt profitability of Ambuja
Ambuja Cements' numbers for the June quarter were lower than Bloomberg consensus estimates but not as bad as those of ACC. Both are ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
8
HaloSource Focuses On Cash Flow, Profitability Targets As Sales Rise
LONDON (Alliance News) - HaloSource Inc on Tuesday said it remains focused on becoming cash flow breakeven and achieving profitability at ... «London South East, Jul 15»
9
Fitch: Bermuda (Re)insurers' Profitability Strong, But Future Less …
Fitch Ratings says in a newly published report that the market of Bermuda-based (re)insurers demonstrates a long history of operating profits ... «Business Wire, Jul 15»
10
Top 30 biz groups' profitability tumbles in 2014
SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's leading business groups saw their profitability plunge in 2014 as major exporters grappled with a ... «Yonhap News, Jul 15»

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