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nonprofitable

nonprofitable

1 4.9
Not making a profit or giving useful results
  • adjective
  • /nɒnˈprɒfɪtəbl/
: no rentable
  • The charity's efforts became nonprofitable due to a lack of community support.

Examples

  • Investing in nonprofitable businesses can lead to financial losses over time.

  • Many nonprofitable initiatives were halted to focus on more productive projects.

  • It is a fantastic concept that falls into the same category as solar energy because it is nonprofitable.

    Academic text (2000)

Synonyms

nonprofit
vsnonprofitable
  • US
101 3.3

About organizations that do not try to make money

is about actual lack of profit or useful results rather than intention
non-profit-making
vsnonprofitable
  • UK
95 3.5

A group that does not try to make money and helps people or a cause

is focused on actual lack of profit or useful results rather than intention
profitless
vsnonprofitable
1 5.5

Not making money or giving any useful result

is a neutral term for lack of profit or useful results
nonrevenue
vsnonprofitable
  • Specialized
1 6.8

Not bringing money to a business or service

is broader and also covers lack of useful results or benefits

Antonyms

profitable
184 3.8

Makes more money than it costs

How Profitable

lucrative
108 5.6
profitable
184 3.8
nonprofitable
1 4.9

Surface Forms

nonprofitable positive
nonprofitabler comparative
nonprofitablest superlative

Morphology

nonprofitable = profitable (transparent) = non + profit + able

The adjective 'profitable' is a regular formation from 'profit' + '-able', and adding 'non-' straightforwardly negates that adjective.

Etymology

The word nonprofitable is made of the prefix non- meaning 'not' and profit meaning 'gain' or 'money you get', so it describes something 'not making money' or not giving useful results.