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
And then there is the issue of unprofitability.
From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2021
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
With employers of the 1920s fearing labor unrest, there was an effort to communicate that everyone in a company was working together against the forces of unprofitability.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 2, 2018
