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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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.
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Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
But no one likes an unprofitable company.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 26 Feb. 2026
Federal health officials on Monday laid out a proposal to spur development of customized treatments for patients with hard-to-treat diseases, including for rare genetic conditions that the pharmaceutical industry has long considered unprofitable.
—CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
The late 1990s featured extreme valuations concentrated in a narrow slice of unprofitable tech, a backdrop very different from today’s mix of megacap firms with robust earnings, dominant market positions, and enormous cash flows.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
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Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
But no one likes an unprofitable company.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 26 Feb. 2026
Federal health officials on Monday laid out a proposal to spur development of customized treatments for patients with hard-to-treat diseases, including for rare genetic conditions that the pharmaceutical industry has long considered unprofitable.
—CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
The late 1990s featured extreme valuations concentrated in a narrow slice of unprofitable tech, a backdrop very different from today’s mix of megacap firms with robust earnings, dominant market positions, and enormous cash flows.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Unprofitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unprofitable. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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