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Generous vs Profitable - What's the difference?

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Generous is a related term of profitable.


As adjectives the difference between generous and profitable

is that generous is (obsolete) of noble birth while profitable is producing a profit.

generous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Of noble birth.
  • Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous.
    • Thank you for your generous words.
  • Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed.
    • She's been extremely generous with her winnings.
  • Large, more than ample, copious.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * generosity

    profitable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Producing a profit.
  • * (Aeschylus)
    • It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-21, author=(Oliver Burkeman)
    • , volume=189, issue=2, page=27, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= The tao of tech , passage=The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable . Web companies like to boast about "creating compelling content", or offering services that let you "stay up to date with what your friends are doing"

    Synonyms

    * lucrative

    Antonyms

    * unprofitable

    Derived terms

    * (l)