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[ uhn-prof-i-tuh-buhl ] / ʌnˈprɒf ɪ tə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR unprofitable ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivebeing without profit; not showing or turning a profit: a series of unprofitable ventures. pointless or futile: an unprofitable three years in a routine job. Origin of unprofitable1275–1325; Middle English. See un-1, profitable OTHER WORDS FROM unprofitableun·prof·it·a·ble·ness, un·prof·it·a·bil·i·ty, nounun·prof·it·a·bly, adverbWords nearby unprofitableunprison, unprizable, unprocessed, unproductive, unprofessional, unprofitable, unpromising, unprompted, unpronounceable, unprotected, unprotected sex Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for unprofitableBut it was a shadow of its former self: sleepy, unprofitable, and not particularly confident about its complicated past. Pancakes and Pickaninnies: The Saga of ‘Sambo’s,’ The ‘Racist’ Restaurant Chain America Once Loved|Andrew Romano|June 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST “The proportion of banks that were unprofitable fell to 8.4 percent from 10.6 percent a year earlier,” the FDIC reported. Banks Are Thriving Despite Regulations Thanks to Economic Growth|Daniel Gross|May 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST As a result, many stores are unprofitable, borderline profitable, or experiencing declining revenue. Why Is Barnes and Noble Getting Out of the Bookstore Business?|Megan McArdle|February 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST And physical bookstores are — as even Klipper noted — not unprofitable. Why Is Barnes and Noble Getting Out of the Bookstore Business?|Megan McArdle|February 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
An unprofitable industry will be forced to cuts routes and flights, leading to fewer consumer choices, frustration and fewer jobs. Those Awful Airline Fees From United, American, Delta, and the Rest Add Up|William J. McGee|August 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST The last was the "wicked and slothful," because unprofitable, servant. Knowledge is Power:|Charles Knight No machine yet devised could perform this tedious and unprofitable task. The Age of Invention|Holland Thompson Now, Lizzie, such people are unprofitable servants in the sight of God. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865|Various "That sense of things is the flat, stale, unprofitable stuff we hear about," he added. The Opened Shutters|Clara Louise Burnham It was nothing to do with Michael Fane: it was solely his own determination to put an end to this unprofitable dalliance. Guy and Pauline|Compton Mackenzie
British Dictionary definitions for unprofitable
adjectivenot making a profit not fruitful or beneficial Derived forms of unprofitableunprofitability or unprofitableness, noununprofitably, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to unprofitableworthless, unsuccessful, fruitless, futile, idle, useless, nonprofit, profitless, unlucrative, unremunerative, hopeless, pointless, vain, unhelpful, barren, dry, sterile, unavailing, unfruitful, inutile |