Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com

profitless















Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

“The profitless dot-com bubble saw a 266% rally in the S&P 500 vs only 85% so far despite strong AI earnings growth,” the Jefferies team wrote.

From MarketWatch Nov. 3, 2025

Sticking with durable, high-quality stocks isn’t always easy, especially when speculative markets make winners out of shiny new objects, including recent initial public offerings External link and profitless tech companies.

From Barron's Oct. 23, 2025

Fear of rising inflation and recession has driven stock investors toward conservative assets and away from the risky, profitless companies that were the targets of many blank-check mergers.

From New York Times Sep. 20, 2022

On Monday, Afterpay closed in Sydney up 18.76%, while Square climbed 10.15% in New York, despite the prospect of shareholders being diluted by the new shares to pay for the profitless Australian company.

From Reuters Aug. 3, 2021

He found himself, however, no nearer the accomplishment of his wishes in New York than in Halifax and to Halifax, in 1778, after some two years spent in profitless wanderings, he returned.

From The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution by James H. Stark




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training