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unprofitable

[ uhn-prof-i-tuh-buhl ]
/ ʌnˈprɒf ɪ tə bəl /
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adjective
being without profit; not showing or turning a profit: a series of unprofitable ventures.
pointless or futile: an unprofitable three years in a routine job.
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Origin of unprofitable

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, nounun·prof·it·a·bly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for unprofitable

unprofitable
/ (ʌnˈprɒfɪtəbəl) /

adjective
not making a profit
not fruitful or beneficial

Derived forms of unprofitable

unprofitability or unprofitableness, noununprofitably, adverb
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