A commercial bank has the dual objective of being able to meet currency withdrawals on demand and of putting its funds to profitable use.
Pass, Christopher, Lowes, Bryan Collins Dictionary of Economics (1993)
Much of the land is said to be of marginal quality and of questionable profitable use.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Now the ex-SDSers are back out in the material world and looking to put their pyrotechnic skills to more profitable use.
Elmore Leonard WHEN THE WOMEN COME OUT TO DANCE (2002)