unprofitable
1unprofitable — un‧prof‧it‧a‧ble [ʌnˈprɒftəbl ǁ ˈprɑː ] adjective FINANCE an unprofitable business or activity does not make a profit: • The factory was unprofitable and was closed down. unprofitably adverb : • Their plastics business continued to operate… …
2unprofitable — [un präf′it ə bəl] adj. 1. not making a profit [an unprofitable business] 2. not worthwhile [an unprofitable discussion] unprofitably adv …
3unprofitable — index barren, detrimental, disadvantageous, expendable, futile, idle, inadvisable, ineffective, ineffec …
4unprofitable — (adj.) early 14c., from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + PROFITABLE (Cf. profitable). Related: Unprofitably …
5unprofitable — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not yielding a profit. 2) not beneficial or useful …
6unprofitable — [[t]ʌ̱nprɒ̱fɪtəb(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED An industry, company, or product that is unprofitable does not make any profit or does not make enough profit. ...unprofitable state owned industries... The newspaper is believed to have been unprofitable… …
7unprofitable — un|prof|it|a|ble [ ʌn prafıtəbl ] adjective an unprofitable business does not make enough money: The corporation s unprofitable divisions were closed down. a. FORMAL an unprofitable activity does not bring good results: an unprofitable search ╾… …
8unprofitable — UK [ʌnˈprɒfɪtəb(ə)l] / US [ʌnˈprɑfɪtəb(ə)l] adjective 1) an unprofitable business does not make enough money The government stopped funding unprofitable industries. 2) formal an unprofitable activity does not bring good results an unprofitable… …
9unprofitable — unprofitableness, unprofitability, n. unprofitably, adv. /un prof i teuh beuhl/, adj. 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… …
10unprofitable — un|prof|it|a|ble [ʌnˈprɔfıtəbəl US ˈpra: ] adj 1.) making no profit ▪ unprofitable businesses 2.) formal producing no advantages ▪ It would be unprofitable to pursue this argument any further …
