rentabiliser

Senses

1. 1.

   to make profitable

   to turn something into a profitable venture or investment

2. 2.

   to recoup investment

   to generate enough return to recover the cost or effort expended

3. 3.

   to maximize returns from

   to extract maximum benefit or profit from a resource, asset, or opportunity

Examples

• "L'entreprise doit rentabiliser rapidement ses nouveaux équipements."

  The company must make its new equipment profitable quickly.

• "Pour rentabiliser cet investissement, il faudra attendre au moins deux ans."

  To recoup this investment, we'll need to wait at least two years.

• "Les producteurs cherchent à rentabiliser chaque mètre carré de terrain."

  Producers are trying to maximize returns from every square meter of land.

Usage

Common in business and economics contexts. Often used with investment, equipment, or resources as the object. The reflexive form 'se rentabiliser' means 'to become profitable' or 'to pay for itself'.