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
Examples of unprofitable in a Sentence
an unprofitable effort to find the information
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One of the companies, Hometown International, owned just one small, unprofitable deli in Paulsboro, New Jersey — Your Hometown Deli — which was run by Patten's friend, a high school wrestling coach, who has not been accused of wrongdoing.
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Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
3 July 2026
Banks must hold more capital and allocate balances to high-quality liquid assets, lowering returns and, occasionally, making the business unprofitable.
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Gary Palmer,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Digital services taxes are structured such that governments can collect revenue from large companies that operate online — even if the business is unprofitable.
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Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
Each unprofitable Greenlandic mining concession that is bought up by an American entity is one that is no longer susceptible to such an investment by the Chinese.
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Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
3 July 2026
Banks must hold more capital and allocate balances to high-quality liquid assets, lowering returns and, occasionally, making the business unprofitable.
—
Gary Palmer,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Digital services taxes are structured such that governments can collect revenue from large companies that operate online — even if the business is unprofitable.
—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
Each unprofitable Greenlandic mining concession that is bought up by an American entity is one that is no longer susceptible to such an investment by the Chinese.
—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for unprofitable
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“Unprofitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unprofitable. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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