unprofitable

un·prof·it·able | \ ˌən-ˈprä-fə-tə-bəl

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Definition of unprofitable

: not profitable : producing no gain, good, or result an unprofitable venture

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Examples of unprofitable in a Sentence

an unprofitable effort to find the information

Recent Examples on the Web Composing concert music in the United States is unprofitable. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: American choral works about love and death wonderfully sung by Sacra/Profana," 19 Oct. 2019 Even if the airlines are unprofitable, the argument goes, the economy will gain. — The Economist, "Uganda is the latest African country to revive its national airline," 29 Aug. 2019 Similar to its peers who recently made their public debuts, Peloton is unprofitable. — Polina Marinova, Fortune, "Peloton, the Fitness Company that ‘Sells Happiness,’ Reveals IPO Filing: Term Sheet," 28 Aug. 2019 But all three businesses are still unprofitable, sources say. — Jason Del Rey, Vox, "Inside the conflict at Walmart that’s threatening its high-stakes race with Amazon," 3 July 2019 Like many in this year’s crop of tech companies going public, CrowdStrike is unprofitable. — latimes.com, "CrowdStrike soars in its stock market debut as tech IPOs rush ahead," 12 June 2019 Many investors had already grown wary of the transcendent visions of these young, unprofitable businesses. — New York Times, "WeWork’s Efforts to Salvage I.P.O. Renew Fears About ‘Unicorn’ Era," 13 Sep. 2019 That would have pegged Neumann’s current 22% stake in the unprofitable business at $14 billion, at least on paper, catapulting him into the ranks of the world’s 150 richest people. — Sophie Alexander, Fortune, "As WeWork’s IPO Uncertainty Grows, Its Founder’s Projected Net Worth Shrinks," 11 Sep. 2019 Snap plans to raise $1 billion in debt, in part to go shopping — and in part to keep the lights on at its still unprofitable business, Sean Burch reports: The convertible senior notes will have a due date of Aug. 2026, according to Snap. — Casey Newton, The Verge, "How TikTok could fail," 7 Aug. 2019

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