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"ref": "1953 April, “Reviving U.S.A. Passenger Traffic”, in Railway Magazine, page 218:",
"text": "Profitable operation is being made possible by the widespread introduction of capacious diesel railcars, which for their comfort and speed are very popular with the travelling public.",
"type": "quote"
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"ref": "2013 June 21, Oliver Burkeman, “The tao of tech”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, page 27:",
"text": "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\"[…]and so on. But the real way to build a successful online business is to be better than your rivals at undermining people's control of their own attention.",
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"Producing a profit."
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"word": "rentable"
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"sense": "producing profit",
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"english": "profitable, in terms of money",
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"sense": "producing profit",
"word": "可獲利的"
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"roman": "kě huòlì de",
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"word": "有利可圖"
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"roman": "yǒuyì",
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"sense": "producing profit",
"word": "მომგებიანი"
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"_dis1": "78 22",
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"sense": "producing profit",
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"_dis1": "78 22",
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"sense": "producing profit",
"word": "einträglich"
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"roman": "bruks",
"sense": "producing profit",
"word": "𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌺𐍃"
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"roman": "onḗsimos",
"sense": "producing profit",
"word": "ὀνήσιμος"
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"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "producing profit",
"word": "nyereséges"
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"sense": "producing profit",
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"word": "megtérülő"
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"sense": "producing profit",
"word": "jövedelmező"
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"sense": "producing profit",
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"sense": "producing profit",
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"sense": "producing profit",
"word": "redditizio"
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"_dis1": "78 22",
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"sense": "producing profit",
"word": "fruttifero"
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"sense": "producing profit",
"word": "remunerativo"
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"alt": "ゆうえきな",
"code": "ja",
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"roman": "yūeki na",
"sense": "producing profit",
"word": "有益な"
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"alt": "りえきになる",
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"roman": "rieki ni naru",
"sense": "producing profit",
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"roman": "yuikhada",
"sense": "producing profit",
"word": "유익하다"
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"_dis1": "78 22",
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"roman": "yurihada",
"sense": "producing profit",
"word": "유리하다"
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"sense": "producing profit",
"word": "lucrōsus"
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"sense": "producing profit",
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"word": "доходовен"
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"sense": "producing profit",
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"sense": "producing profit",
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"sense": "producing profit",
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"sense": "producing profit",
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"sense": "producing profit",
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"sense": "producing profit",
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"sense": "producing profit",
"word": "profitabil"
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"sense": "producing profit",
"word": "при́быльный"
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"sense": "producing profit",
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"_dis1": "78 22",
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"roman": "rentábelʹnyj",
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"_dis1": "78 22",
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"sense": "producing profit",
"word": "सफल"
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"_dis1": "78 22",
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"sense": "producing profit",
"word": "isplativ"
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"_dis1": "78 22",
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"sense": "producing profit",
"word": "unosan"
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"_dis1": "78 22",
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"sense": "producing profit",
"word": "rentable"
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"_dis1": "78 22",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "producing profit",
"word": "provechoso"
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"_dis1": "78 22",
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"sense": "producing profit",
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"_dis1": "78 22",
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"sense": "producing profit",
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"sense": "producing profit",
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"sense": "producing profit",
"word": "lönsam"
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"sense": "producing profit",
"word": "vinstgivande"
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"sense": "producing profit",
"word": "kârlı"
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"sense": "producing profit",
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"roman": "výhidnyj",
"sense": "producing profit",
"word": "ви́гідний"
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"sense": "producing profit",
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"roman": "doxídnyj",
"sense": "producing profit",
"word": "дохі́дний"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "prybutkóvyj",
"sense": "producing profit",
"word": "прибутко́вий"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "rentábelʹnyj",
"sense": "producing profit",
"word": "рента́бельний"
}
],
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}
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}
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],
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},
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"2": "profiter",
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"nominative",
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"singular"
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}
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"10": "",
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"4": "profitable",
"5": "",
"6": "",
"7": "",
"8": "",
"9": "",
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},
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"useful; usable; that one can make use of"
],
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"useful",
"useful"
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[
"usable",
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[
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}
],
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}
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