Unprofitable

//ʌnˈpɹɑf.ɪ.təbl̩// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person or thing that fails to make a profit.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Not making a profit.

    "Being a professional poet is a nice job, albeit unprofitable."

Adjective
  1. 1
    producing little or no profit or gain wordnet

Synonyms

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unremunerativeabortivebadbarrenbootlessdead

Example

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"How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable seem to me all the uses of this world."

Etymology

From un- + profitable.

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