unprofitability

Definition of unprofitabilitynext

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Recent Examples of unprofitability In those cases, unprofitability was as much the story as safety, if not more. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026 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
  • Slot’s system relies heavily on wingers, but the ineffectiveness of both Salah and Cody Gakpo has been a real issue.
    Carl Anka, New York Times, 17 May 2026
  • Delaying this only demonstrates the organization’s ineffectiveness in today’s NBA.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 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 powder room, meanwhile, features a one-off vanity made using two antique filing cabinets as base.
    Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 22 May 2026
  • The point is, owners need to be thinking about the rhythm of the business rather than one-off transactions, and prioritizing cash flow over the vanity of locking in the lowest rate.
    Matthew Meehan, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Noun
  • And perimenopausal women are actually at a higher risk of iron deficiency due to irregular or heavier cycles.
    Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 19 May 2026
  • Yellow zucchini leaves often signal issues like improper watering, nutrient deficiencies, or pests.
    Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 19 May 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
  • Payton never has feelings of inadequacy or insecurity.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 15 May 2026
  • The inadequacy of that shipping rate continues to have daily real-world consequences.
    Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026

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“Unprofitability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprofitability. Accessed 26 May. 2026.

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