unprofitable
adjective
un·prof·it·able
ˌən-ˈprä-fə-tə-bəl 
-ˈpräf-tə-bəl
: not profitable : producing no gain, good, or result
an unprofitable venture
unprofitableness
noun
Examples of unprofitable in a Sentence
an unprofitable effort to find the information
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End of the production line By 1947, woodies had started to become unprofitable because of the labor needed to produce them.
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Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 19 July 2025
At the time, executives said that 12:35 a.m. show had become unprofitable for CBS.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 18 July 2025
Money lent to an old, unprofitable business cannot be lent to a young, profitable company.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Countries with these taxes would be able to tax all the revenue large companies that operate online collect — even if the business is unprofitable.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 12 July 2025
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Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 19 July 2025
At the time, executives said that 12:35 a.m. show had become unprofitable for CBS.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 18 July 2025
Money lent to an old, unprofitable business cannot be lent to a young, profitable company.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Countries with these taxes would be able to tax all the revenue large companies that operate online collect — even if the business is unprofitable.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 12 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for unprofitable
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“Unprofitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unprofitable. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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