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| avail |
to be useful or profitable to; be of value to. [2/3 definitions] |
| exploitation |
the profitable using of something. [1/3 definitions] |
| lucrative |
producing monetary gain; profitable. |
| marginal |
of goods sold or a business, barely profitable; covering costs slightly, if at all. [1/4 definitions] |
| pay dirt |
soil, gravel, or ore that is rich in some mineral that makes mining it profitable. [1/2 definitions] |
| remunerative |
providing or likely to provide payment or reward; profitable. |
| tip3 |
a piece of privileged information likely to bring useful or profitable results to the receiver. [1/5 definitions] |
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