unprofitable
ʌnˈprɑːfɪtəbəl
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Definition of unprofitable - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

1.
businessnot making a profit or financial gain
  • The company remained unprofitable for several years.
loss-making unremunerative
2.
effortsnot producing useful or beneficial results
  • His unprofitable efforts did not improve the situation.
fruitless futile ineffective
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Origin of unprofitable

Latin, un (not) + profitabilis (profitable)

Terms with unprofitable included in their meaning

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losingadj.
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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  1. French:non rentable, inutile, ...
  2. German:unprofitabel, unergiebig, ...
  3. Italian:non redditizio, vano, ...
  4. Spanish:no rentable, infructuoso, ...
  5. Portuguese:não lucrativo, inútil, ...
  6. Chinese:无利可图的, 徒劳, ...
  7. Japanese:利益を生まない, 無益な, ...
  8. Arabic:غَيْر مُرْبِح, غيرُ مُجْدٍ, ...
  9. Hebrew:לֹא רִוְוחִי, חֲסַר תּוֹעֶלֶת, ...
  10. Russian:убыточный, невыгодный, ...
  11. Ukrainian:збитковий, невигідний, ...
  12. Hindi:अलाभकारी, निरर्थक, ...

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