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Webster 1828 Edition


Unprofitable

UNPROF'ITABLE

, a.
1.
Bringing no profit; producing no gain beyond the labor, expenses and interest of capital; as unprofitable land; unprofitable stock; unprofitable employment.
2.
Producing no improvement or advantage; useless; serving no purpose; as an unprofitable life; unprofitable study. Job. 15.
3.
Not useful to others.
4.
Misimproving talents; bringing no glory to God; as an unprofitable servant. Matt. 25.

Definition 2024


unprofitable

unprofitable

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Adjective

unprofitable (comparative more unprofitable, superlative most unprofitable)

  1. Not making a profit.
    Being a professional poet is a nice job, albeit unprofitable.

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