Definition of unprofitable
: not profitable : producing no gain, good, or result an unprofitable venture
unprofitableness
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Examples of unprofitable in a Sentence
an unprofitable effort to find the information
Recent Examples of unprofitable from the Web
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That sort of sacrifice is designed to make serial scamming unprofitable, since ditching a reputation and creating a new one would become much more costly.
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First Known Use of unprofitable
14th century
UNPROFITABLE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of unprofitable for English Language Learners
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: not making money
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: not producing good or helpful results or effects
UNPROFITABLE Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of unprofitable for Students
: not producing a profit
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