Prof"it*a*ble*ness

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Profitable \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.
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         What was so profitable to the empire became fatal to
         the
         emperor.                                 --Arbuthnot.
   [1913 Webster] -- {Prof"it*a*ble*ness}, n. --
   {Prof"it*a*bly}, adv.
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