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unprofitable

[ uhn-prof-i-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. being without profit; not showing or turning a profit:

    a series of unprofitable ventures.

  2. pointless or futile:

    an unprofitable three years in a routine job.



unprofitable

/ ʌˈɒɪəə /

adjective

  1. not making a profit
  2. not fruitful or beneficial
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Derived Forms

  • ܲˈǴھٲ, adverb
  • ܲˌǴھٲˈٲ, noun
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  • ܲ·Ǵi···Ա ܲ·Ǵi··i·ٲ noun
  • ܲ·Ǵi·· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of unprofitable1

1275–1325; Middle English. See un- 1, profitable
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Example Sentences

Village Roadshow also conceded that its ambitious push into producing independent films and television programs before the pandemic was unprofitable, exacerbating its financial woes.

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But the federal government “is not a small- to medium-sized, unprofitable social media company. And the jury is still out on whether that was actually an effective way to manage Twitter.”

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It feels worthwhile to question those statements, given a CEO's responsibilities include making their unprofitable company profitable.

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Trump Media & Technology Group is in talks to buy most of Bakkt, an unprofitable crypto trading platform, according to The Financial Times.

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While gold remains a valuable commodity, rising mining costs - exacerbated by electricity disruptions and deeper deposits - have made the vast majority of mines unprofitable, according to the Minerals Council of South Africa, an industry body.

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