unprofitable
adjective
being without profit; not showing or turning a profit.
unprofitability
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a word derived from
unprofitable.
Example Sentences
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Snowflake, with an $85 billion market cap, is the largest company not in the S&P 500 due to unprofitability under traditional accounting rules.
From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025
Its vast bond buying has bent a previously quiet market out of shape and sent the cost soaring for those staying in a trade nicknamed the "widowmaker" for its notorious unprofitability.
From Reuters ● Jul. 15, 2022
The New York-based team languished while the Twitter team in San Francisco focused on more pressing problems, including a decade of unprofitability.
From The Verge ● Dec. 20, 2019
Adam Silver has concern ’when teams spend themselves into unprofitability’
From Washington Post ● Nov. 5, 2018
But Mr. Wu said that costs associated with layoffs at the company as well as its unprofitability are now leading some users, including large corporate customers, to question RIM’s long-term survival.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2012
