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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Shih recalled a conversation with a memory maker about three years ago, when the industry was unprofitable and the executive was waiting for the right part of the cycle to break ground on a new fab.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 May 2026
Medical costs remain high, but Aetna and other insurers appear to be becoming better equipped to manage the trend, as many cut membership and benefits for patients and exit unprofitable markets.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 6 May 2026
Farmers’ harvests in 2025 were mostly unprofitable, and many growers are expecting to again lose money this year.
—Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
In 2023 the unprofitable but still golf-able 170 acres went up for sale.
—Lee Cowan, CBS News, 3 May 2026
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 May 2026
Medical costs remain high, but Aetna and other insurers appear to be becoming better equipped to manage the trend, as many cut membership and benefits for patients and exit unprofitable markets.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 6 May 2026
Farmers’ harvests in 2025 were mostly unprofitable, and many growers are expecting to again lose money this year.
—Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
In 2023 the unprofitable but still golf-able 170 acres went up for sale.
—Lee Cowan, CBS News, 3 May 2026
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“Unprofitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unprofitable. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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