unprofitable
gb/ʌnpɹˈɑfɪtəbəl/ us/ʌnpɹˈɑfɪtəbəl/
B2
英語
語義
0件の語義
adjective
B2
property
1
not making financial profit
not earning more money than it costs
用法パターン：
an unprofitable [business/activity/investment/product]; prove/remain/become unprofitable
よくある間違い：
Do not confuse unprofitable with nonprofit. A nonprofit organization is not run mainly to make profit; an unprofitable business is losing money or not making enough money.
類義語
loss-making (especially common in business contexts; emphasizes losing money)
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unremunerative (more formal; emphasizes not paying enough)
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uneconomic (emphasizes not being worth the cost)
対義語
profitable (making more money than it costs)
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lucrative (making a large or attractive profit)
コロケーション
unprofitable business
|unprofitable company
|unprofitable venture
|unprofitable investment
|unprofitable product line
|unprofitable route
|unprofitable operations
|unprofitable customers
|remain unprofitable
|prove unprofitable
テーマ
business
|finance
|economics
例文
- The airline dropped several unprofitable routes last year.
- The company is growing fast, but it remains unprofitable.
- They closed the unprofitable factory and moved production overseas.
学習者向け例文
- The shop was unprofitable, so it closed.
- This product is popular but unprofitable.
adjective
formal
C1
property
2
not useful or worthwhile
not useful or not worth doing
用法パターン：
an unprofitable [discussion/debate/exercise/line of inquiry]; unprofitable to [do something]
よくある間違い：
In everyday speech, people more often say unproductive, pointless, or not worth it. Unprofitable in this sense can sound formal.
類義語
unproductive (common neutral word for producing no useful result)
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fruitless (emphasizes that an effort produced no result)
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pointless (more informal and stronger; suggests there is no purpose)
対義語
productive (producing useful results)
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worthwhile (worth the time or effort)
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useful (having practical value)
コロケーション
unprofitable discussion
|unprofitable debate
|unprofitable exercise
|unprofitable line of inquiry
|unprofitable speculation
|unprofitable argument
|unprofitable comparison
|unprofitable pursuit
テーマ
communication
|work
|decision_making
例文
- The meeting turned into an unprofitable argument about old mistakes.
- It would be unprofitable to spend more time on a theory we cannot test.
- The lawyer avoided an unprofitable line of questioning.
学習者向け例文
- This debate is unprofitable.
- It is unprofitable to argue about small details.
文法
辞書形
unprofitable
IPA
GB/ʌnpɹˈɑfɪtəbəl/
US/ʌnpɹˈɑfɪtəbəl/
音節・強勢
un - prof - it - able （4音節）
Stress on 2nd syllable (prof)
活用形
Adjective
- Base: unprofitable
表現
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