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unprofitable

[uhn-prof-i-tuh-buhl] / ʌnˈprɒf ɪ tə bəl /




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The company’s foundry business remains unprofitable, but Intel is winning back confidence following capital infusions from industry partners and federal government support.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

The women told the BBC they ran up debts as a result of fitting out new stores and running unprofitable stores that lost money, in addition to Covid loans and Vodafone's fines system.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Dutch legacy carrier KLM announced last week it was scrapping nearly one percent of its short-haul flights that had become unprofitable due to high fuel charges.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

“The carrier is unprofitable and has continued to burn cash,” Trent said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Oddly, Cassano was as likely to direct his anger at profitable traders as at unprofitable ones, for the anger was triggered not by financial loss but by the faintest whiff of insurrection.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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