unprofitable
adjective
un·prof·it·able
ˌən-ˈprä-fə-tə-bəl 
-ˈpräf-tə-bəl
: not profitable : producing no gain, good, or result
an unprofitable venture
unprofitableness
noun
Examples of unprofitable in a Sentence
an unprofitable effort to find the information
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Poonen said the combination, which brought together his fast-growing but unprofitable firm with the larger, highly profitable Veritas, was a risky but calculated deal.
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Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
If the ridership falls off even marginally, the result could render the service unprofitable.
—Michael Boyd, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, the Big Three remain unprofitable on EVs and slow to scale, a struggle tied to a lack of supportive policies from the federal government, according an expert.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Among several actions taken later that cited the energy emergency was an order to the Department of Energy to develop a process to keep unprofitable coal plants operational in order to avert power outages.
—Karen Yourish, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025
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Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
If the ridership falls off even marginally, the result could render the service unprofitable.
—Michael Boyd, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, the Big Three remain unprofitable on EVs and slow to scale, a struggle tied to a lack of supportive policies from the federal government, according an expert.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Among several actions taken later that cited the energy emergency was an order to the Department of Energy to develop a process to keep unprofitable coal plants operational in order to avert power outages.
—Karen Yourish, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unprofitable
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“Unprofitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unprofitable. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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