Spanish word

rentabilidad

Pronunciation

IPA/rentaβiliˈðað/

Meaning

  • feminine nounprofitability

Example

La rentabilidad de este negocio es baja.

The profitability of this business is low.

Illustration for rentabilidad (profitability)

More examples

Para ahorrar, muchas personas miran la rentabilidad de los depósitos.

Many people look at the profitability of deposits when saving.

Core concept

Amount of return compared with expenditure, usually expressed as a percent.

Common phrases

  • obtener rentabilidad

    achieve profitability

  • rentabilidad de los ahorros

    return on savings

Similar words

beneficio: Monetary amount gained from a particular transaction or business activity.
ganancia: Profit amount remaining after subtracting costs from sales revenue.
rendimiento: Rate of return earned on invested capital or assets over a given period.
lucro: Money obtained from activities carried out with the aim of making a profit.

Definition in Spanish

Medida, normalmente en porcentaje, del beneficio obtenido respecto a la inversión o al coste.

Word origin

Built from renta (income) (itself from Latin redditus via Old French rente) plus -bilidad, a suffix that creates abstract nouns for a degree or capacity.

Usage tips

  • In casual conversation speakers often prefer verbs or short phrases such as 'salir rentable' or 'no compensa' to discuss profitability, so rentabilidad appears more in formal or business usage.

Other meanings

  • yieldnoun

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