prof ‧ it ‧ a ‧ bil ‧ i ‧ ty /ˌprɒfətəˈbɪləti, ˌprɒfɪtəˈbɪləti $ ˌprɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ profit , ↑ profitability , ↑ profiteering , ↑ profiteer ; verb : ↑ profit , ↑ profiteer ; adverb : ↑ profitably , ↑ profitlessly ; adjective : ↑ profitable ≠ ↑ unprofitable , ↑ profitless ]
when a business or an activity makes a profit, or the amount of profit it makes:
a decline in company profitability