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Providing profit

profitable

adjective

making a profit

lucrative

adjective

bringing a lot of money

cost-effective

adjective

giving the most profit or advantage in exchange for the amount of money that is spent

money-making

adjective

money-making activities are done in order to make a profit

economic

adjective

making satisfactory profit from business activities

profit-making

adjective

a profit-making event, business, or organization makes or is intended to make a profit

gainful

adjective

providing money or profit

for-profit

adjective

a for-profit organization aims to make a profit

at a premium

if someone sells something at a premium, they charge extra money for it because a lot of people want it

profitable

adjective

likely to increase your profits

charticle

a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

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