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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.
Unprofitable describes a business or project that does not make a profit. It either breaks even or makes a loss. In other words, it is the state of generating a negative net income or zero profit. Not being profitable can eventually lead to bankruptcy.
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.
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.
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. lean. not profitable or prosperous. marginal. producing at a rate that barely covers production costs. unremunerative.
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.
Definitions of 'unprofitable' 1. An industry, company, or product that is unprofitable does not make any profit or does not make enough profit. [business] [...] 2. Unprofitable activities or efforts do not produce any useful or helpful results. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'unprofitable'
unprofitable meaning, definition, what is unprofitable: making no profit: Learn more.
adjective. us / ʌnˈprɑː.fɪ.t̬ə.b ə l / uk / ʌnˈprɒf.ɪ.tə.b ə l / 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. be a license to print money idiom.
