unprofitable
Americanadjective
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being without profit; not showing or turning a profit.
a series of unprofitable ventures.
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pointless or futile.
an unprofitable three years in a routine job.
adjective
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not making a profit
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not fruitful or beneficial
Other Word Forms
- unprofitability noun
- unprofitableness noun
- unprofitably adverb
Etymology
Origin of unprofitable
1275–1325; Middle English. See un- 1, profitable
Example Sentences
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Investors and analysts also consider the deal one of the riskiest because Oracle is taking on tens of billions in debt to partner with the unprofitable OpenAI.
The scientists said the cost of the project would be at least $9.4 billion—an unprofitable investment that would well surpass the value of the biofuels extracted.
The stock got crushed in early 2022 as the market cooled and interest rates rose, triggering a shift out of smaller, unprofitable growth companies.
From Barron's
Unlike sailings, though, they’re able to cancel unprofitable flights, and airfares are moving higher.
Many unprofitable software companies have borrowed risky loans from private-credit funds over the years, and earlier this year, JPMorgan told some funds that it was restricting their access to credit based on their exposure.
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