unprofitable
Word family
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++un·prof·it·a·ble /ʌnˈprɒfətəbəl $ -ˈprɑː-/ adjective 1 BBmaking no profit 无利润的 unprofitable businesses 不赢利的企业2 formalPOINTLESS producing no advantages 无益的，没有好处的 It would be unprofitable to pursue this argument any further. 这个争论再继续下去也是徒劳。Examples from the Corpus
unprofitable• Eflornithine, a new drug for sleeping sickness, was discontinued because it was unprofitable.• The company says that the publishing side of its division is unprofitable and must be closed down.• The bank isn't likely to lend money to an unprofitable business like yours.• LeBow bought the Liggett Group in 1986 and later combined it with several other unprofitable companies into the Brooke Group.• Unprofitable flight routes have been axed as recession hits the aviation industry.• I stopped this unprofitable growth just in time.• As farming in North Queensferry, Fife, proved unprofitable, he moved to London in 1828.• unprofitable state-owned enterprisesFrom Longman Business Dictionaryunprofitableun‧prof‧it‧a‧ble /ʌnˈprɒfətəbəl-ˈprɑː-/ adjectiveFINANCE an unprofitable business or activity does not make a profitThe factory was unprofitable and was closed down. —unprofitably adverbTheir plastics business continued to operate unprofitably in the first quarter of this year.un·prof·it·a·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable
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unprofitable
un‧prof‧it‧a‧ble /ʌnˈprɒfətəbəl, ʌnˈprɒfɪtəbəl $ -ˈprɑː-/
adjective
unprofitable businesses
2. formal producing no advantages:
It would be unprofitable to pursue this argument any further.
un‧prof‧it‧a‧ble /ʌnˈprɒfətəbəl, ʌnˈprɒfɪtəbəl $ -ˈprɑː-/
adjective Word Family: noun: profit, profitability, profiteering, profiteer; verb: profit, profiteer; adverb: profitably, profitlessly; adjective: profitable ≠ unprofitable, profitless
1. making no profit: 2. formal producing no advantages: