unprofitable
gb/ʌnpɹˈɑfɪtəbəl/ us/ʌnpɹˈɑfɪtəbəl/
B2
انگریزی
معانی
0 معانی
adjective
B2
property
1
not making financial profit
not earning more money than it costs
استعمال کا انداز:
an unprofitable [business/activity/investment/product]; prove/remain/become unprofitable
عام غلطی:
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.
ہم معنی الفاظ
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)
متضاد الفاظ
profitable (making more money than it costs)
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lucrative (making a large or attractive profit)
لفظی تراکیب
unprofitable business
|unprofitable company
|unprofitable venture
|unprofitable investment
|unprofitable product line
|unprofitable route
|unprofitable operations
|unprofitable customers
|remain unprofitable
|prove unprofitable
موضوعات
business
|finance
|economics
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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
استعمال کا انداز:
an unprofitable [discussion/debate/exercise/line of inquiry]; unprofitable to [do something]
عام غلطی:
In everyday speech, people more often say unproductive, pointless, or not worth it. Unprofitable in this sense can sound formal.
ہم معنی الفاظ
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)
متضاد الفاظ
productive (producing useful results)
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worthwhile (worth the time or effort)
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useful (having practical value)
لفظی تراکیب
unprofitable discussion
|unprofitable debate
|unprofitable exercise
|unprofitable line of inquiry
|unprofitable speculation
|unprofitable argument
|unprofitable comparison
|unprofitable pursuit
موضوعات
communication
|work
|decision_making
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- This debate is unprofitable.
- It is unprofitable to argue about small details.
گرامر
لغت میں درج شکل
unprofitable
IPA
GB/ʌnpɹˈɑfɪtəbəl/
US/ʌnpɹˈɑfɪtəbəl/
ہجا بندی اور زور
un - prof - it - able (4 ہجے)
Stress on 2nd syllable (prof)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Adjective
- Base: unprofitable
عبارات
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