unprofitability

Definition of unprofitabilitynext

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Recent Examples of unprofitability The head of Amazon’s devices and services unit, Panos Panay, has been working to reverse years of unprofitability in the division. Greg Bensinger, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026 However, a closer examination of this data center and cryptocurrency infrastructure company indicates substantial revenue growth but ongoing unprofitability, marked by severely negative operating and free cash flow margins. Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026 That’s a stark contrast to years of unprofitability before 2012. Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprofitability
Noun
  • But one series with four minutes remaining highlighted the fruitlessness of this effort.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Makarim, who was education minister between 2019 and 2024, allegedly favored Google’s Chromebook despite a ministry research team refusing to recommend the laptop model due to ineffectiveness in regions lacking internet access.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Sonic devices and toxic baits are not recommended due to ineffectiveness and potential harm to other animals.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Caroline’s anguish and her ineffectuality at making progress in finding Gabriel make for some frustrating moments as a reader.
    John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The impunity of the powerful was measured by the inefficacy of the outraged.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2026
  • When on day five of his mayoralty Zohran Mamdani acknowledged the inefficacy of homeless sweeps and avowed to end them, street homeless adults, advocates, and attorneys rejoiced.
    Deborah Berkman, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The primary bath is outfitted with marble flooring, Lefroy Brooks plumbing fixtures, Ann Sachs tile, dual vanities, a large soaking tub and a steam shower.
    Lauryn Azu, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Documents said the teenager told police that Ploor grabbed her, pushed her into a vanity, punched her in the chest, and pushed his elbow into her throat.
    Adam Thompson, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Given Luna’s physical deficiencies, the system relies on human employees to prepare the shop and interact with customers.
    David Ingram, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
  • His athletic deficiencies show up in pass protection.
    Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Clearly, her absurd office dredged its barrenness from her.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Instead, Bevza felt a pressing need to remedy the barrenness of the Ukrainian fashion scene at the time.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 30 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The Lamont administration invited to the signing ceremony Hammersley and others who have been critical of Connecticut’s longstanding inadequacies in education funding, which have been the subject of litigation over decades, as well as the current governor’s fiscal moderation.
    Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Enter RapidSOS RapidSOS was founded in 2012 by CEO Michael Martin, who built the company out of MIT after a personal brush with the inadequacy of 911 infrastructure.
    Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026

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“Unprofitability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprofitability. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.

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