unprofitable
gb/ʌnpɹˈɑfɪtəbəl/ us/ʌnpɹˈɑfɪtəbəl/
B2
Ingles
veszteséges, haszontalan, eredménytelen
B2
1
veszteséges
B2
Padron ng paggamit:
an unprofitable [business/activity/investment/product]; prove/remain/become unprofitable
The airline dropped several unprofitable routes last year.
A légitársaság tavaly több veszteséges útvonalat megszüntetett.
The company is growing fast, but it remains unprofitable.
A vállalat gyorsan növekszik, de továbbra is veszteséges.
They closed the unprofitable factory and moved production overseas.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
The shop was unprofitable, so it closed.
A bolt veszteséges volt, ezért bezárt.
This product is popular but unprofitable.
Ez a termék népszerű, de veszteséges.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
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.
Kahulugan
not making financial profit
Mga kolokasyon
unprofitable business
|unprofitable company
|unprofitable venture
|unprofitable investment
|unprofitable product line
|unprofitable route
|unprofitable operations
|unprofitable customers
|remain unprofitable
|prove unprofitable
Mga kasingkahulugan
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)
Mga kasalungat
profitable (making more money than it costs)
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lucrative (making a large or attractive profit)
Mga tema
business
|finance
|economics
Depinisyon
not earning more money than it costs
Not producing a financial profit; costing more to operate, make, or provide than it earns.
C1
FORMAL
2
haszontalan
B2
Padron ng paggamit:
an unprofitable [discussion/debate/exercise/line of inquiry]; unprofitable to [do something]
The meeting turned into an unprofitable argument about old mistakes.
A megbeszélés a régi hibákról szóló haszontalan vitába fulladt.
It would be unprofitable to spend more time on a theory we cannot test.
Haszontalan lenne több időt pazarolni egy olyan elméletre, amelyet nem tudunk tesztelni.
The lawyer avoided an unprofitable line of questioning.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
This debate is unprofitable.
Ez a vita haszontalan.
It is unprofitable to argue about small details.
Haszontalan apró részleteken vitatkozni.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
In everyday speech, people more often say unproductive, pointless, or not worth it. Unprofitable in this sense can sound formal.
Kahulugan
not useful or worthwhile
Mga kolokasyon
unprofitable discussion
|unprofitable debate
|unprofitable exercise
|unprofitable line of inquiry
|unprofitable speculation
|unprofitable argument
|unprofitable comparison
|unprofitable pursuit
Mga kasingkahulugan
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)
Mga kasalungat
productive (producing useful results)
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worthwhile (worth the time or effort)
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useful (having practical value)
Mga tema
communication
|work
|decision_making
Depinisyon
not useful or not worth doing
Not producing a useful result or benefit; not worth the time, effort, or attention involved.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
unprofitable
IPA
GB/ʌnpɹˈɑfɪtəbəl/
US/ʌnpɹˈɑfɪtəbəl/
Mga pantig at diin
un - prof - it - able (4 pantig)
Stress on 2nd syllable (prof)
Mga anyo ng salita
Adjective
- Base: unprofitable
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