What does UNPROFITABLE mean?

Definitions for UNPROFITABLE
ʌnˈprɒf ɪ tə bəlun·prof·itable

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. unprofitableadjective

    producing little or no profit or gain

    "deposits abandoned by mining companies as unprofitable"

Wiktionary

  1. unprofitableadjective

    Not making a profit.

    Being a professional poet is a nice job, albeit unprofitable.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Unprofitableadjective

    Useless; serving no purpose.

    The church being eased of unprofitable labours, needful offices may the better be attended. Richard Hooker.

    Should he reason with unprofitable talk? Job xv. 3.

    My son Onesimus I have begotten in my bonds; which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and me. Philemon 11.

    They receive aliment sufficient, and yet no more than they can well digest; and withal sweat out the coarsest and unprofitablest juice. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist.

    It is better to fall honourably, than to survive in an unprofitable and unglorious life. Roger L'Estrange.

    Then they who brothers better claim disown,
    Defraud their clients, and to lucre sold,
    Sit brooding on unprofitable gold. Dryden.

    With shame and sorrow fill’d,
    For plotting an unprofitable crime. Dryden.

    An ox that waits the coming blow,
    Old and unprofitable to the plough. Dryden.

    With tears so tender,
    As any heart, but only her’s, could move;
    Trembling before her bolted doors he stood,
    And there pour’d out th’ unprofitable flood. Dryden.

ChatGPT

  1. unprofitable

    Unprofitable refers to a business, project, or transaction that fails to make a profit, meaning the total costs exceed the revenue generated. It could also be used to describe something that does not bring any advantage, benefit, or positive results.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Unprofitable

    un-prof′i-ta-bl, adj. not profitable: bringing no profit: serving no purpose.—n. Unprof′itableness.—adv. Unprof′itably.—adjs. Unprof′ited, profitless; Unprof′iting, unprofitable.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of UNPROFITABLE in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of UNPROFITABLE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of UNPROFITABLE in a Sentence

  1. James Fenimore Cooper:

    Party leads to vicious, corrupt and unprofitable legislation, for the sole purpose of defeating party.

  2. Hans Gruenfeld:

    A tax does not stimulate companies to make unprofitable investments, the Dutch are trying to get companies to suddenly move faster than elsewhere in Europe. There's a large chance that will only shift production abroad, without reducing CO2 emissions on an international scale.

  3. Ronald Lam:

    Many airlines have already reduced or cut their services to and from Hong Kong as many routes have become unprofitable due to declining passenger numbers.

  4. Southeast Asia.It:

    The opening up again of exports was a big relief, it allowed us to plan ahead more, so there has been a lot of disappointment and ultimately, financial loss (with export caps), it essentially makes cattle ranching unprofitable.

  5. Sven Reinke:

    Although the discounters' sales densities have caught up with the big four retailers, Aldi and Lidl could continue to gain around 1 percent market share every year supported by their store expansion plans at a time where the big four selectively close unprofitable stores.

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Translations for UNPROFITABLE

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  • αντιοικονομικός, ασύμφορος, μη επικερδήςGreek
  • desaventajadoSpanish

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