unprofitably

unprofitably
unprofitable un‧prof‧it‧a‧ble [ʌnˈprɒftəbl ǁ -ˈprɑː-] adjective FINANCE
an unprofitable business or activity does not make a profit:

• The factory was unprofitable and was closed down.

— unprofitably adverb :

• Their plastics business continued to operate unprofitably in the first quarter of this year.

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unprofitable UK US /ʌnˈprɒfɪtəbl̩/ US  /-ˈprɑːfɪə-/ adjective FINANCE, COMMERCE
► not making a profit: an unprofitable business/company/store »

When the Asian financial crisis hit, it shut 32 unprofitable businesses.

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unprofitable markets/operations/products

 unprofitable customers/passengers »

It promises $80m of savings and that means shedding unprofitable customers.

unprofitably adverb
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The insurance company had been trading unprofitably.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • unprofitably — adverb see unprofitable …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • unprofitably — See unprofitability. * * * …   Universalium

  • unprofitably — adverb In an unprofitable manner …   Wiktionary

  • unprofitably — adv. in a manner which is not profitable …   English contemporary dictionary

  • unprofitably — un·profitably …   English syllables

  • unprofitably — See: unprofitable …   English dictionary

  • unprofitably — adverb 1. in an unproductive manner • Syn: ↑unproductively, ↑fruitlessly • Ant: ↑profitably, ↑fruitfully (for: ↑fruitlessly), ↑productively ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • unprofitable — un‧prof‧it‧a‧ble [ʌnˈprɒftəbl ǁ ˈprɑː ] adjective FINANCE an unprofitable business or activity does not make a profit: • The factory was unprofitable and was closed down. unprofitably adverb : • Their plastics business continued to operate… …   Financial and business terms

  • fruitlessly — adverb in an unproductive manner • Syn: ↑unproductively, ↑unprofitably • Ant: ↑profitably (for: ↑unprofitably), ↑fruitfully, ↑productively ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • unproductively — adverb in an unproductive manner • Syn: ↑fruitlessly, ↑unprofitably • Ant: ↑profitably (for: ↑unprofitably), ↑fruitfully (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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