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   unprofitable

   /ʌnˈprɒfɪtəbl/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a business or activity) not yielding profit or financial gain: "the mines became increasingly unprofitable"
   • ▪ (of an activity) not beneficial or useful: "there has been much unprofitable speculation"

   Derivatives

   • 1. unprofitability noun
   • 2. unprofitably adverb
   • 3. unprofitableness noun

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   What does unprofitable mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! UNPROFITABLE definition: 1. not making a profit: 2. not making a profit: 3. not resulting in profit: . Learn more.

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   What is an unprofitable industry?

   • An industry, company, or product that is unprofitable does not make any profit or does not make enough profit. ...unprofitable state-owned industries. The newspaper is believed to have been unprofitable for at least the past decade. Unprofitable activities or efforts do not produce any useful or helpful results.

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   Is the newspaper unprofitable?

   • The newspaper is believed to have been unprofitable for at least the past decade. Unprofitable activities or efforts do not produce any useful or helpful results. ...an endless, unprofitable argument. The day proved frustratingly unprofitable. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   Why do unprofitable businesses become un profitable?

   • But then they become unprofitable because you are doing too much. We should let irresponsible and unprofitable businesses fail. Politicians forced it to fly unprofitable domestic routes to remote constituencies. If it becomes unprofitable for print, then obviously we will stop.

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