Unprofitable
/ʌnˈpɹɑf.ɪ.təbl̩/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person or thing that fails to make a profit.
Adjective
- 1 Not making a profit.
"Being a professional poet is a nice job, albeit unprofitable."
Adjective
- 1 producing little or no profit or gain wordnet
Example
More examples"How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable seem to me all the uses of this world."
Etymology
From un- + profitable.