unprofitable
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ʌnˈpɹɑf.ɪ.təbl̩/ / /ʌnˈpɹɒf.ɪ.təbl̩/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English profitable English unprofitable From un- + profitable.
- Not making a profit.
“Being a professional poet is a nice job, albeit unprofitable.”
“The undermediators are not required, have nothing properly to do, no peculiar duty to perform; but are an unprofitable or inutile set of beings sitting down and looking at each other through want of other occupation.”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English profitable English unprofitable From un- + profitable.
- A person or thing that fails to make a profit.