What does profitless mean?
Definitions for profitless
prof·it·less
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Princeton's WordNet
profitlessadjective
without profit or reward
"let us have no part in profitless quarrels"- D.D.Eisenhower; "How weary, flat, stale, and unprofitable / Seem to me all the uses of this world"- Shakespeare
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Profitlessadjective
Void of gain or advantage.
Etymology: from profit.
We must not think the Turk is so unskilful,
To leave that latest, which concerns him first;
Neglecting an attempt of ease and gain,
To wake and wage a danger profitless. William Shakespeare.
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profitless
Profitless refers to something that does not generate earnings or financial gain, is not advantageous, or lacks beneficial qualities or outcomes.
Webster Dictionary
Profitlessadjective
without profit; unprofitable
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of profitless in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of profitless in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of profitless in a Sentence
I pray thee cease thy counsel, Which falls into mine ears as profitless as water in a sieve.
This is staggering what we're seeing here. Staggering, the profitless prosperity model doesn't work in the public market.
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