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- Dictionaryunprofitable/ʌnˈprɒfɪtəbl/
adjective
- 1. (of a business or activity) not yielding profit or financial gain: "the mines became increasingly unprofitable"
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adjective. uk / ʌnˈprɒf.ɪ.tə.b ə l / us / ʌnˈprɑː.fɪ.t̬ə.b ə l / Add to word list. not making a profit: Rural railway lines risk being axed because they are unprofitable. Synonym. loss-making. Opposite. profitable. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Profits & losses. anti-profiteering. anti-speculative. be a licence to print money idiom.
adjective. un· prof· it· able ˌən-ˈprä-fə-tə-bəl. -ˈpräf-tə-bəl. Synonyms of unprofitable. : not profitable : producing no gain, good, or result. an unprofitable venture. unprofitableness noun. unprofitably. ˌən-ˈprä-fə-tə-blē. -ˈpräf-tə-bəl. adverb. Synonyms. abortive. barren. bootless. empty. fruitless. futile. ineffective. ineffectual.
Definitions of unprofitable. adjective. producing little or no profit or gain. “deposits abandoned by mining companies as unprofitable ”. synonyms: unproductive. not producing or capable of producing. dead, idle. not yielding a return.
adjective. us / ʌnˈprɑː.fɪ.t̬ə.b ə l / uk / ʌnˈprɒf.ɪ.tə.b ə l / Add to word list Add to word list. not making a profit: Rural railroad lines risk being axed because they are unprofitable. Synonym. loss-making. Opposite. profitable. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Profits & losses. anti-profiteering. anti-speculative.
1. adjective. An industry, company, or product that is unprofitable does not make any profit or does not make enough profit. [business] ...unprofitable state-owned industries. The newspaper is believed to have been unprofitable for at least the past decade. Synonyms: uneconomic, unrewarding, profitless, worthless More Synonyms of unprofitable.
adj. 1. Bringing in no profit or profits: an unprofitable business venture. 2. Serving no useful purpose: an unprofitable argument. un·prof′it·a·bil′i·ty, un·prof′it·a·ble·ness n. un·prof′it·a·bly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Definition of unprofitable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Unprofitable definition: being without profit; not showing or turning a profit. See examples of UNPROFITABLE used in a sentence.
Unprofitable Definition. ŭn-prŏfĭ-tə-bəl. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. Bringing in no profit or profits. An unprofitable business venture. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Serving no useful purpose. An unprofitable argument. American Heritage. Not worthwhile.
unprofitable meaning, definition, what is unprofitable: making no profit: Learn more.
