unprofitable

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unprofitable

/ʌnˈpɹɑf.ɪ.təbl̩/ US
/ʌnˈpɹɒf.ɪ.təbl̩/ UK

adjective more unprofitable · most unprofitable

Not making a profit. Being a professional poet is a nice job, albeit unprofitable.
Similar: improfitable · Opposite: profitable

noun unprofitables

A person or thing that fails to make a profit.

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adj not making a profit

Español	desaventajado, deficitario
हिन्दी	लाभहीन lābhhīn
Ελληνικά	ασύμφορος asýmforos, αντιοικονομικός antioikonomikós, μη επικερδής mi epikerdís
Română	dezavantajos, nefructuos, inutil
Русский	беспри́быльный bespríbylʹnyj, нерента́бельный nerentábelʹnyj, невы́годный nevýgodnyj

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@misc{unprofitable_2026,
  title = {unprofitable},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unprofitable},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}