unprofitable

• Décrit une entreprise, une activité ou une opération qui ne génère pas de profit ou n'est pas financièrement avantageuse.

Describes a business, activity, or venture that does not make a profit or is not financially rewarding.

1. Not yielding profitB2formal

   Producing little or no financial gain or benefit.

   Non rentable

   • The company closed its unprofitable division.
   • Investing in that venture proved unprofitable.
   • They abandoned the unprofitable project after a year.

   Synonymesbarrennonprofitprofitlessunproductiveunremunerative

   Antonymesgainfullucrativeproductiveprofitableremunerative

2. Not beneficial or worthwhileB2formal

   Failing to provide any advantage, value, or useful result.

   non rentable / sans intérêt

   • Arguing over trivial matters is unprofitable.
   • He considered the meeting unprofitable and left early.
   • Spending time on that task seemed unprofitable.

   Synonymesbarrenbootlessfruitlessfutilepointlessprofitlessunproductiveunrewardinguselessvain

   Antonymesadvantageousbeneficialproductiveprofitablerewardingusefulvaluableworthwhile