unprofitable
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4.9
- adjective
- /ʌnˈprɒfɪtəbl/
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poco rentable
- People like to point out that many tech companies are unprofitable when they go public.
- unprofitable firms
- unprofitable enterprises
- unprofitable activities
I should note that an economy made-up of unprofitable companies does have its risks.
- I should note that an economy made-up of unprofitable companies does have its risks.
- And they make it unprofitable to talk about that kind of shit.
- Terrible how much money though, because generative AI is unprofitable inference, which is the thing you do when you prompt it.
Examples
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In 1998, some large chaebols, including Hanbo and Kia, went bankrupt because of their inefficient and unprofitable business practices.
Academic text (2000) -
In July 2012, the company announced that they might begin closing unprofitable European stores immediately.
Blog text (20) -
I will not keep unprofitable clients on the books.
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That would be unprofitable for both of us.
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Union inefficiency, pay, and benefits made them unprofitable, especially in the current economic climate.
Blog text (18) -
He predicted that after a few years of being unprofitable, Tesla would go under.
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Subsidization occurs within universities as well, in the form of using revenue from profitable programs to fund unprofitable programs.
Academic text (2016) -
Political, corporate, and community leaders can help to reverse this unprofitable exchange between grantmaker and grant recipient.
Academic text (1999) -
Many investors are wary of companies that are unprofitable for extended periods of time.
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The startup struggled to find investors because its business model was unprofitable.
Synonyms
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6.7
Not making enough money to be worth doing
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5.6
Something that wastes a lot of money, time, or energy
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5.5
Not making money or giving any useful result
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7.5
Not likely to sell well or make money
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5.5
Not about money, trade, or profit but about other values
Work that does not pay or make a profit
Antonyms
How Profitable
Surface Forms
Morphology
unprofitable = profitable (transparent) = un + profit + able
Standard negative prefix 'un-' applied to 'profitable' gives the straightforward meaning 'not profitable'.
Etymology
Unprofitable comes from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and the word profit meaning 'gain' or 'money you earn'. So unprofitable describes something that does not give a gain and does not make money.