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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Many of the packages were unprofitable, since so many of them were direct-to-consumer, low value shipments—hence the additional surge fees.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 13 Mar. 2025
The airline has also reduced unprofitable routes, canceled summer internships, and eliminated employee team-building events that had been a staple for decades.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Southwest has also cut unprofitable routes, summer internships and employee team-building events its held for decades.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
With the volatile market, bankers have pushed tech companies, which are often unprofitable, to find a way to make money, people familiar with the conversations said.
—Erin Griffith, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 13 Mar. 2025
The airline has also reduced unprofitable routes, canceled summer internships, and eliminated employee team-building events that had been a staple for decades.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Southwest has also cut unprofitable routes, summer internships and employee team-building events its held for decades.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
With the volatile market, bankers have pushed tech companies, which are often unprofitable, to find a way to make money, people familiar with the conversations said.
—Erin Griffith, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Unprofitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unprofitable. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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