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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an unprofitable effort to find the information
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Each unprofitable Greenlandic mining concession that is bought up by an American entity is one that is no longer susceptible to such an investment by the Chinese.
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Ben Taub, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
The private sector won’t invest in anything unprofitable, and almost every rail line in the world requires subsidies.
—Baruch Feigenbaum, Oc Register, 15 June 2026
SpaceX is also wildly unprofitable.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 12 June 2026
Summer bookings are strong, and airlines are also getting better at managing capacity with high fuel prices, cutting more unprofitable routes and reducing frequencies.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 9 June 2026
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Ben Taub, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
The private sector won’t invest in anything unprofitable, and almost every rail line in the world requires subsidies.
—Baruch Feigenbaum, Oc Register, 15 June 2026
SpaceX is also wildly unprofitable.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 12 June 2026
Summer bookings are strong, and airlines are also getting better at managing capacity with high fuel prices, cutting more unprofitable routes and reducing frequencies.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 9 June 2026
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 17 Jun. 2026.
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