profit
noun
Often profits.
profitless
-
a word derived from
profit.
Example Sentences
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“The profitless dot-com bubble saw a 266% rally in the S&P 500 vs only 85% so far despite strong AI earnings growth,” the Jefferies team wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2025
Sticking with durable, high-quality stocks isn’t always easy, especially when speculative markets make winners out of shiny new objects, including recent initial public offerings External link and profitless tech companies.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2025
After his freelancer went missing for five days, Mr. Mitchell decided to stop investing in the profitless channel.
From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2022
On Monday, Afterpay closed in Sydney up 18.76%, while Square climbed 10.15% in New York, despite the prospect of shareholders being diluted by the new shares to pay for the profitless Australian company.
From Reuters ● Aug. 3, 2021
Toby's advancement in the "astral science," also brought him an increasing number of customers,—though the naked condition of his elbows told the fact that this growing knowledge was somewhat profitless in a substantial sense.
From Wise Saws and Modern Instances, Volume II (of 2) by Thomas Cooper
