as in unsuccessful
producing no results
trying to reason with her is always a profitless enterprise
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Recent Examples of profitless
But rising interest rates, tighter regulation of BNPL services, and investor skepticism toward profitless growth led Klarna to slash operating costs, cut staff, and seek capital at progressively lower valuations.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profitless
Adjective
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But her appeal was unsuccessful.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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Industry lobbying unsuccessful to date Some advocates for the restaurant industry have been lobbying to change the way service fees are treated.—
Cheryl Winokur Munk,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Police struggle to maintain order, their wooden sticks cracking against the pavement in a futile attempt to control the sheer mass of people.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Trying to win new, younger shoppers is expensive and may end up being futile.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Pattinson plays the character’s increasingly useless husband.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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My French was useless—I was also considered a tourist by association.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Robotaxis remain an expensive and unprofitable proposition.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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The business is unprofitable, and finding those external customers is seen as key to turning it around.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Profitless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profitless. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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