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    profitless
    /ˈprɒfɪtlɪs/

    adjective

    • 1. without benefit or advantage; pointless: "a long and profitless public row"

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  2. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › profitlessProfitless - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Aug 23, 2024 · adjective. without profit or reward. “"let us have no part in profitless quarrels"- D.D.Eisenhower”. synonyms: unrewarding. not rewarding; not providing personal satisfaction.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › profitlessPROFITLESS Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

    Synonyms for PROFITLESS: unsuccessful, futile, useless, unprofitable, fruitless, unavailing, unproductive, vain; Antonyms of PROFITLESS: profitable, successful, efficient, effective, fruitful, productive, virtuous, deadly.

  4. www.thefreedictionary.com › profitlessProfitless - definition of profitless by The Free Dictionary

    1. An advantageous gain or return; benefit. 2. Financial gain from a transaction or from a period of investment or business activity, usually calculated as income in excess of costs or as the final value of an asset in excess of its initial value. v. prof·it·ed, prof·it·ing, prof·its. v.intr.

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishprofitless adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of profitless adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › profitlessSynonyms and antonyms of profitless in English - Cambridge ...

    adjective. These are words and phrases related to profitless. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. FRUITLESS. Synonyms. unrewarding. unprofitable. nugatory. fruitless. unfruitful. pointless. purposeless. useless. bootless. unsuccessful. unavailing. empty. hollow. vain. futile. ineffective. ineffectual. inefficacious. worthless.

  7. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › profitlessProfitless Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : the excess of returns over expenditure in a transaction or series of transactions. especially : the excess of the selling price of goods over their cost. 3. : net income usually for a given period of time. 4. : the ratio of profit for a given year to the amount of capital invested or to the value of sales. 5.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › profitless_adjprofitless, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    The earliest known use of the adjective profitless is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for profitless is from 1574, in the writing of Edward Hake, lawyer and satirist. profitless is formed within English, by derivation.

  9. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › profitlessprofitless | meaning of profitless in Longman Dictionary of ...

    profitless meaning, definition, what is profitless: not making a profit, or not useful to do...: Learn more.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › profitlessProfitless Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    Profitless definition: Not yielding <a>profit.</a>.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-thesaurusPROFITLESS Synonyms | Collins English Thesaurus

    Definition. of little or no use. Synonyms. useless, vain, unsuccessful, ineffective, futile, fruitless, to no avail, unavailing, profitless.