profitability

profitability — noun

1. a measure of how much money a business activity earns compared to what it costs,

1.名詞B2
釋義

a measure of how much money a business activity earns compared to what it costs, or the likelihood that it will earn more than it costs

例句

The board questioned the profitability of opening a new factory in Minnesota.

profitability of + gerund phrase

Femi improved the company's profitability by cutting unnecessary costs.

同義詞
  • profit

    refers to the actual money earned, not the ability to earn it; more concrete and countable

  • yield

    focuses on financial return from an investment; narrower and more technical in finance contexts

  • returns

    emphasises the financial gain relative to the amount invested; often used in plural

反義詞
  • unprofitability

    direct opposite; the state of not earning more than it costs

  • loss

    the actual negative financial result rather than a measure of ability

文法句型

the profitability of [something]

[possessive] profitability

[adjective] profitability

用法筆記

Frequently paired with premodifying adjectives such as 'high', 'low', 'strong', 'weak', 'long-term', or 'overall'. The noun is uncountable and rarely used with the indefinite article 'a'.

常見錯誤

❌The new policy has high profitability rate.
✅The new policy has a high profitability rate.
💡'rate' is a countable noun and needs an article, even though 'profitability' itself is uncountable.
❌We need to increase the profitability of the store more profitable.
✅We need to make the store more profitable.
💡'profitability' is a noun; use the adjective 'profitable' after 'more'.