profitability

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profitability — 名詞

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

1.名詞B2
釋義

獲利能力

企業或投資產生利潤的程度或能力

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.

董事會質疑在明尼蘇達州開設新工廠的獲利能力。

profitability of + gerund phrase

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

Femi 透過削減不必要的開支來提升公司的獲利能力。

常見搭配
  • high profitability
  • low profitability
  • long-term profitability
  • overall profitability
  • strong profitability
  • profitability ratio
  • profitability analysis
  • improve profitability
  • boost profitability
  • assess profitability
  • measure profitability
  • affect profitability
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'.

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常用片語

  • level of profitability
  • decline in profitability
  • profitability of a business

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