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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According to a 2021 analysis by Nasdaq, since the 1980s, IPOs by unprofitable companies have risen from 20% to 80% of the annual count.
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Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Trainer also notes that SpaceX will make its public debut as the most unprofitable player in all of its main businesses.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 May 2026
The latest financial disclosures show the company is currently unprofitable—the Starlink Internet satellite service being the only profitable unit—with a growing debt load that has reached $29 billion.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 21 May 2026
The reason: Cape Air, the sole airline serving Provincetown Municipal Airport, stopped offering year-round passenger flights to and from Boston two winters ago, calling them unprofitable.
—Sacha Pfeiffer, NPR, 12 May 2026
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Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Trainer also notes that SpaceX will make its public debut as the most unprofitable player in all of its main businesses.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 May 2026
The latest financial disclosures show the company is currently unprofitable—the Starlink Internet satellite service being the only profitable unit—with a growing debt load that has reached $29 billion.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 21 May 2026
The reason: Cape Air, the sole airline serving Provincetown Municipal Airport, stopped offering year-round passenger flights to and from Boston two winters ago, calling them unprofitable.
—Sacha Pfeiffer, NPR, 12 May 2026
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“Unprofitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unprofitable. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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