Definitions for unprofitableʌnˈprɒf ɪ tə bəl
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
un•prof•it•a•bleʌnˈprɒf ɪ tə bəl(adj.)
not showing or turning a profit.
Category: Common Vocabulary
pointless or futile.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of unprofitable:
1275–1325
un•prof′it•a•bly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
unprofitable(adj)
producing little or no profit or gain
"deposits abandoned by mining companies as unprofitable"
Wiktionary
unprofitable(Adjective)
Not making a profit.
Being a professional poet is a nice job, albeit unprofitable.
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