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
  • On the other end, a challenge can’t cover for pitcher ineffectiveness.
    Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The ineffectiveness of the rule is a fair criticism.
    Greg Cote Updated March 30, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 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
  • One thing to keep in mind is that the bathrooms are open-concept, flowing into the bedroom and living area with no door separating the sink/vanity.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Clavicular is like a blend of Dorian Gray and Patrick Bateman, those fictional creations of gay authors out to probe the sinister side of male vanity.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Titone is also concerned about a new audit of OIT that identified serious deficiencies in the state's cybersecurity protocols.
    Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • In fact, one study found 84% of postmenopausal women diagnosed with osteoporosis had a magnesium deficiency.
    Caroline Tien, SELF, 27 Mar. 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
  • Any nook and cranny across the building becomes a storage space — the number of issues with the current space at this point is a scroll of inadequacies, many city employees said.
    Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
  • And as Shah tries to land the role, public scrutiny and feelings of inadequacy well up.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2026

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“Unprofitability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprofitability. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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