unprofitable

adjective/ʌnˈprɑfɪtəbəl/

Frequency rank: #14,275 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

Not producing a financial profit; not worth the cost or effort.

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Example sentence

The company shut down the store because it had been unprofitable for several years.

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