unprofitable
adjective/ʌnˈprɒfɪtəbl/
/ʌnˈprɑːfɪtəbl/
- not making any financial profit
- unprofitable companies
Extra Examples- Airlines will start pulling out of unprofitable routes.
- It became unprofitable to sell large electrical goods in high street stores.
- Mining was becoming increasingly unprofitable.
- We need to know which brands are unprofitable.
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- (formal) not bringing any advantage opposite profitable
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