unprofitable
gb/ʌnpɹˈɑfɪtəbəl/ us/ʌnpɹˈɑfɪtəbəl/
B2
Anh
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
adjective
B2
property
1
not making financial profit
not earning more money than it costs
Mẫu sử dụng:
an unprofitable [business/activity/investment/product]; prove/remain/become unprofitable
Lỗi thường gặp:
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.
Từ đồng nghĩa
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)
Từ trái nghĩa
profitable (making more money than it costs)
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lucrative (making a large or attractive profit)
Cụm từ đi kèm
unprofitable business
|unprofitable company
|unprofitable venture
|unprofitable investment
|unprofitable product line
|unprofitable route
|unprofitable operations
|unprofitable customers
|remain unprofitable
|prove unprofitable
Chủ đề
business
|finance
|economics
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- 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
Mẫu sử dụng:
an unprofitable [discussion/debate/exercise/line of inquiry]; unprofitable to [do something]
Lỗi thường gặp:
In everyday speech, people more often say unproductive, pointless, or not worth it. Unprofitable in this sense can sound formal.
Từ đồng nghĩa
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)
Từ trái nghĩa
productive (producing useful results)
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worthwhile (worth the time or effort)
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useful (having practical value)
Cụm từ đi kèm
unprofitable discussion
|unprofitable debate
|unprofitable exercise
|unprofitable line of inquiry
|unprofitable speculation
|unprofitable argument
|unprofitable comparison
|unprofitable pursuit
Chủ đề
communication
|work
|decision_making
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- This debate is unprofitable.
- It is unprofitable to argue about small details.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
unprofitable
IPA
GB/ʌnpɹˈɑfɪtəbəl/
US/ʌnpɹˈɑfɪtəbəl/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
un - prof - it - able (4 âm tiết)
Stress on 2nd syllable (prof)
Các dạng từ
Adjective
- Base: unprofitable
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