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unprofitable
[ uhn-prof-i-tuh-buhl ]
adjective
- being without profit; not showing or turning a profit:
a series of unprofitable ventures.
- pointless or futile:
an unprofitable three years in a routine job.
unprofitable
/ ʌnˈprɒfɪtəbəl /
adjective
- not making a profit
- not fruitful or beneficial
Derived Forms
- unˈprofitably, adverb
- unˌprofitaˈbility, noun
Other Words From
- un·profit·a·ble·ness un·profit·a·bili·ty noun
- un·profit·a·bly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of unprofitable1
Example Sentences
But it was a shadow of its former self: sleepy, unprofitable, and not particularly confident about its complicated past.
“The proportion of banks that were unprofitable fell to 8.4 percent from 10.6 percent a year earlier,” the FDIC reported.
Airlines have become more rational, reducing unprofitable flights and routes.
As a result, many stores are unprofitable, borderline profitable, or experiencing declining revenue.
And physical bookstores are — as even Klipper noted — not unprofitable.
The occasion should be seized also to increase the balances of depositors who carry unprofitable accounts.
The coast is sandy, and from M. Peron's description, barren and unprofitable.
Were it possible to present the subject in detail, it would be tedious and unprofitable to all save the specialist.
And she must not allow herself to be led by the casual neighbourhood of the Boysons into weak or unprofitable thought.
As the father of a family he had no business to risk more money on his unprofitable dream.
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