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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This process, however, is both expensive and unprofitable.
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Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2025
The firm had to pull back, because the 25 percent tariff made exporting unprofitable.
—Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Saudi purchases create thousands of American jobs and have kept otherwise unprofitable assembly lines open.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Despite Alexa's widespread adoption, Amazon has struggled to monetize the service, which has remained an unprofitable segment of its business.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
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Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2025
The firm had to pull back, because the 25 percent tariff made exporting unprofitable.
—Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Saudi purchases create thousands of American jobs and have kept otherwise unprofitable assembly lines open.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Despite Alexa's widespread adoption, Amazon has struggled to monetize the service, which has remained an unprofitable segment of its business.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Unprofitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unprofitable. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.
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