unprofitable

un·prof·it·a·ble  (n-prf-t-bl)

adj.

1. Bringing in no profit or profits: an unprofitable business venture.

2. Serving no useful purpose: an unprofitable argument.

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un·profit·a·bili·ty, un·profit·a·ble·ness n.

un·profit·a·bly adv.

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unprofitable [ʌnˈprɒfɪtəb^əl]

adj

1. not making a profit

2. not fruitful or beneficial

unprofitability , unprofitableness n

unprofitably  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

unprofitable - producing little or no profit or gain; "deposits abandoned by mining companies as unprofitable" unproductive - not producing or capable of producing; "elimination of high-cost or unproductive industries" unsuccessful - not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome useless - having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully; "a kitchen full of useless gadgets"; "she is useless in an emergency" profitable - yielding material gain or profit; "profitable speculation on the stock market"

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unprofitable

adjective

1. uneconomic, unrewarding, profitless, worthless, unproductive, unremunerative unprofitable state-owned industries
uneconomic profitable, money-making

2. fruitless, useless, pointless, futile, vain, unproductive, unavailing, unfruitful, profitless, bootless an endless, unprofitable argument
fruitless profitable, constructive, fruitful

Translations

unprofitable [ʌnˈprɒfɪtəbl] ADJ

1. (= uneconomic) [business, industry, route] → poco rentable

2. (= fruitless) [argument, activity, day] → inútil

unprofitable [ʌnˈprɒfɪtəb^əl] adj → non rentable
an unprofitable business → une affaire qui n'est pas rentable

unprofitable

adj (financially) → keinen Profit bringend or abwerfend, wenig einträglich; mine, activities, business etc → unrentabel; (fig) → nutzlos, sinnlos; the company was unprofitable → die Firma machte keinen Profit or warf keinen Profit ab; we spent an unprofitable hour on it → wir haben eine Stunde damit verplempert; it would be unprofitable to go on → es wäre sinnlos, noch weiterzumachen

unprofitable [ʌnˈprɒfɪtəbl] adj (financially) → non redditizio/a; (job, deal) → poco lucrativo/a (fig) → infruttuoso/a, poco produttivo/a
an unprofitable afternoon → un pomeriggio poco produttivo