unprofitable

[ uhn-prof-i-tuh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. being without profit; not showing or turning a profit: a series of unprofitable ventures.

  2. pointless or futile: an unprofitable three years in a routine job.

Origin of unprofitable

1
1275–1325; Middle English. See un-1, profitable

Other words from unprofitable

  • un·prof·it·a·ble·ness, un·prof·it·a·bil·i·ty, noun
  • un·prof·it·a·bly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for unprofitable

unprofitable

/ (ʌnˈprɒfɪtəbəl) /


adjective
  1. not making a profit

  2. not fruitful or beneficial

Derived forms of unprofitable

  • unprofitability or unprofitableness, noun
  • unprofitably, adverb

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