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
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Examples of unprofitable in a Sentence
an unprofitable effort to find the information
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Fink and Mellon’s efficiency-minded approach, abandoning unprofitable track and cutting the number of workers required to operate trains, sparked major labor strikes but also helped modernize the industry.
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Zach Everson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Investors had dumped high-flying fintech companies in 2022 as a wave of unprofitable firms like Dave went public via special purpose acquisition companies.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
On the other hand, sometimes the few who discern merit in a small, unprofitable movie include producers, financiers, and others with the power to make things happen.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
Still, the company later proved to be unprofitable year after year.
—Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
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Zach Everson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Investors had dumped high-flying fintech companies in 2022 as a wave of unprofitable firms like Dave went public via special purpose acquisition companies.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
On the other hand, sometimes the few who discern merit in a small, unprofitable movie include producers, financiers, and others with the power to make things happen.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
Still, the company later proved to be unprofitable year after year.
—Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Unprofitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unprofitable. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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