UNPROFITABLE


Meaning of UNPROFITABLE in English

un ‧ prof ‧ it ‧ a ‧ ble /ʌnˈprɒfətəb ə l, ʌnˈprɒfɪtəb ə l $ -ˈprɑː-/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ profit , ↑ profitability , ↑ profiteering , ↑ profiteer ; verb : ↑ profit , ↑ profiteer ; adverb : ↑ profitably , ↑ profitlessly ; adjective : ↑ profitable ≠ ↑ unprofitable , ↑ profitless ]

1 . making no profit:

unprofitable businesses

2 . formal producing no advantages:

It would be unprofitable to pursue this argument any further.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.