Subprofitable

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not profitable; failing to make a profit. not-comparable

    "[…] and it tends to compete down premiums everywhere else and reduce the profitability of insurance and quite often puts it into a subprofitable mode."

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"[…] and it tends to compete down premiums everywhere else and reduce the profitability of insurance and quite often puts it into a subprofitable mode."

Etymology

From sub- + profitable.

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