unprofitable
- 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.
Origin of unprofitable
Related Words for unprofitable
worthless, unsuccessful, fruitless, futile, idle, useless, nonprofit, profitless, hopeless, pointless, vain, unhelpful, barren, dry, sterile, unavailing, unfruitful, inutile, gainless, unrewardingExamples from the Web for unprofitable
Contemporary Examples of unprofitable
But it was a shadow of its former self: sleepy, unprofitable, and not particularly confident about its complicated past.
Pancakes and Pickaninnies: The Saga of ‘Sambo’s,’ The ‘Racist’ Restaurant Chain America Once LovedAndrew Romano
June 30, 2014
“The proportion of banks that were unprofitable fell to 8.4 percent from 10.6 percent a year earlier,” the FDIC reported.
As a result, many stores are unprofitable, borderline profitable, or experiencing declining revenue.
And physical bookstores are — as even Klipper noted — not unprofitable.
An unprofitable industry will be forced to cuts routes and flights, leading to fewer consumer choices, frustration and fewer jobs.
Those Awful Airline Fees From United, American, Delta, and the Rest Add UpWilliam J. McGee
August 13, 2012
Historical Examples of unprofitable
Don't you think we had better avoid all unprofitable discussion?
VivietteWilliam J. Locke
But the mixture was undoubtedly flat, stale and unprofitable.
The Fortune HunterLouis Joseph Vance
Pepsy had no money invested in their unprofitable enterprise, for she had no money to invest.
Pee-wee HarrisPercy Keese Fitzhugh
Numberless women have withered in this unprofitable service to chastity.
The Truth About WomanC. Gasquoine Hartley
Grip was by no means an idle or unprofitable member of the humble household.
Barnaby RudgeCharles Dickens
unprofitable
- not making a profit
- not fruitful or beneficial
Word Origin and History for unprofitable
early 14c., from un- (1) "not" + profitable. Related: Unprofitably.