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unprofitable

unp·ro·fi·table

UK/ʌnˈpɹɒf.ɪ.təbl̩/ US/ʌnˈpɹɑf.ɪ.təbl̩/ uncommon

adjective

1.

producing little or no profit or gain

  • “deposits abandoned by mining companies as unprofitable”
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2.

not worth using

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3.

without profit or reward

  • “let us have no part in profitless quarrels” D.D.Eisenhower
  • “How weary, flat, stale, and unprofitable / Seem to me all the uses of this world” Shakespeare
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Origin

From un- + profitable.

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