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
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Examples of unprofitable in a Sentence
an unprofitable effort to find the information
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Governments often have to subsidize investments in train travel because virtually all rail companies are unprofitable, or at least don’t make enough money to regularly fund tens of billions of dollars of capital expenditures.
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Paolo Confino, Fortune, 19 May 2024
The data show that homeowners insurance was unprofitable in 18 states last year, up from eight in 2013.
—Christopher Flavelle, New York Times, 13 May 2024
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Paolo Confino, Fortune, 19 May 2024
The data show that homeowners insurance was unprofitable in 18 states last year, up from eight in 2013.
—Christopher Flavelle, New York Times, 13 May 2024
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“Unprofitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unprofitable. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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