Speakur

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profitably

/ˈpɹɑ.fɪ.tə.bli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

Syllables
prof-it-a-bly
IPA
/ˈpɹɑ.fɪ.tə.bli/
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a profitable manner, in a way that achieves profit or gain.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English profitable Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English profitably From profitable + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpɹɑ.fɪ.tə.bli/
  • British English: /ˈpɹɒf.ɪ.tə.bli/

Inflected Forms

more profitably (comparative) most profitably (superlative)

Synonyms

economically productively fruitfully

Questions

How do you pronounce profitably?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹɑ.fɪ.tə.bli/.
What does profitably mean?
In a profitable manner, in a way that achieves profit or gain.
Where does profitably come from?
Etymology tree English profitable Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English profitably From profitable + -ly.

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