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English
Etymology
From un- + profitable.
Pronunciation
Adjective
unprofitable (comparative more unprofitable, superlative most unprofitable)
- not making a profit
- Synonym: improfitable
- Antonym: profitable
Being a professional poet is a nice job, albeit unprofitable.
Translations
not making a profit
- Bulgarian: неизгоден (bg) (neizgoden), нерентабилен (bg) (nerentabilen)
- Danish: urentabel
- Finnish: tuottamaton (fi), kannattamaton (fi)
- Gothic: 𐌰𐌺𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃 (akranalaus)
- Greek: ασύμφορος (el) (asýmforos), αντιοικονομικός (el) (antioikonomikós), μη επικερδής (mi epikerdís)
- Ancient: ἀνωφελής (anōphelḗs), ἄκαρπος (ákarpos)
- Irish: neamhbhrabúsach, neamhshochrach
- Lithuanian: nuostolingas
- Maori: huakore
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: ulønnsom
- Polish: niedochodowy (pl), nieintratny, nieopłacalny (pl), nierentowny, niezyskowny
- Romanian: dezavantajos (ro), nefructuos (ro), inutil (ro)
- Spanish: desaventajado
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