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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Jassy, who became CEO in 2021 when founder Jeff Bezos stepped down, called back to his predecessor’s message to Wall Street decades earlier, when Amazon remained unprofitable for many years.
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Annie Palmer, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, roughly 100 chronically unprofitable restaurants continue to drain profits, Bloomberg reported.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
Aside from the eye-watering increase in the price of oil, making many flights unprofitable, European media are warning of potential jet fuel shortages in parts of Europe and Asia, raising concerns that some routes could become harder to operate if supplies tighten.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
Such high-status public offerings could ratchet up the mania, and increase the potential for financial contagion, as more people’s retirement accounts and investment portfolios get tied up in still-unprofitable AI companies.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
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Annie Palmer, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, roughly 100 chronically unprofitable restaurants continue to drain profits, Bloomberg reported.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
Aside from the eye-watering increase in the price of oil, making many flights unprofitable, European media are warning of potential jet fuel shortages in parts of Europe and Asia, raising concerns that some routes could become harder to operate if supplies tighten.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
Such high-status public offerings could ratchet up the mania, and increase the potential for financial contagion, as more people’s retirement accounts and investment portfolios get tied up in still-unprofitable AI companies.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Unprofitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unprofitable. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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