Definition Synonyms
Definition of unprofitable - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
businessnot making a profit or financial gain
- The company remained unprofitable for several years.
2.
effortsnot producing useful or beneficial results
- His unprofitable efforts did not improve the situation.
Origin of unprofitable
Latin, un (not) + profitabilis (profitable)
Terms with unprofitable included in their meaning
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unprofitable
causing a financial loss
business
subsidy from profitable to unprofitable business operations
unprofitable investment
money that does not yield a profit or return
figurative
unsuccessful or unprofitable venture
business
most unsuccessful or unprofitable
unprofitable
not yielding profit or financial gain
unprofitable
not leading to profit or gain
Examples of unprofitable in a sentence
The unprofitable division was sold off. The project turned out to be unprofitable. Her unprofitable attempts led to no success.
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- French:non rentable, inutile, ...
- German:unprofitabel, unergiebig, ...
- Italian:non redditizio, vano, ...
- Spanish:no rentable, infructuoso, ...
- Portuguese:não lucrativo, inútil, ...
- Chinese:无利可图的, 徒劳, ...
- Japanese:利益を生まない, 無益な, ...
- Arabic:غَيْر مُرْبِح, غيرُ مُجْدٍ, ...
- Hebrew:לֹא רִוְוחִי, חֲסַר תּוֹעֶלֶת, ...
- Russian:убыточный, невыгодный, ...
- Ukrainian:збитковий, невигідний, ...
- Hindi:अलाभकारी, निरर्थक, ...
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