Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

unprofitable

[uhn-prof-i-tuh-buhl] / ʌnˈprɒf ɪ tə bəl /




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Unprofitable technology businesses, speculative shell companies and meme stocks have all fallen out of favor in recent months.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

Unprofitable ticket prices notwithstanding, long-distance train travel dropped by 5.4 percent between the 2010 and 2018 fiscal years, while air travel rose by nearly 24 percent.

From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2021

Unprofitable charters won’t end any time soon because the fastest growth in oil demand is in Asia not western economies, said Tufton Oceanic’s Vergottis.

From BusinessWeek • Jun. 6, 2011

Unprofitable irrigation that may cost people their homes and the Government $100,000,000.

From Time Magazine Archive

Unprofitable servants as we all are, perhaps at no era of his life was he more decisively the Servant of Goodness, the Servant of God, than even now when doubting God's existence.

From Sartor Resartus: the life and opinions of Herr Teufelsdröckh by Carlyle, Thomas




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "unprofitable" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com