CEFR C1

unprofitably

adverb

Meaning

In a manner that fails to yield financial gain or produce a useful result.

Examples

The factory continued to run unprofitably for three quarters before the board finally decided to shut it down.
They invested their savings unprofitably in a failing startup that never gained any market traction.

Synonyms: badly, poorly, unproductively, inefficiently, unremuneratively

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unprofitably (C1)

adverb

Pronunciation: ʌnˈprɒfɪtəbli

Definition

In a manner that fails to yield financial gain or produce a useful result.

Examples

The factory continued to run unprofitably for three quarters before the board finally decided to shut it down.
They invested their savings unprofitably in a failing startup that never gained any market traction.
Spending hours on tasks that do not contribute to your goals is working unprofitably.

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