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unprofitability

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/ʌnˈprɒfɪtəˌbɪlɪti/ · un-prof-i-ta-bil-i-ty

The state or condition of not yielding profit or financial gain.

Meanings

nounformal

The state or condition of not yielding profit or financial gain.

نفع یا مالی فائدے کا نہ ہونا.

نفع نہ ہونے کی حالت

nafa nah hone ki haalat

Formal: نقصان

Synonyms

lossdeficitunprofitablenessنقصانخسارہضرر

Antonyms

profitabilitygainbenefitمنافعفائدہفائده

Common Collocations

  • economic unprofitability
  • business unprofitability
  • unprofitability of an investment

Example Sentences

The unprofitability of the project led to its cancellation.

پروجیکٹ کی نفع نہ ہونے کی حالت نے اس کی منسوخی کا سبب بنی.

Project ki nafa nah hone ki haalat ne is ki mansookhi ka sabab bani.

He is concerned about the unprofitability of the new venture.

وہ نئی منصوبے کی نفع نہ ہونے کی حالت سے فکر مند ہے.

Woh nai mansube ki nafa nah hone ki haalat se fikar mand hai.

The analysis showed a high level of unprofitability in the past quarter.

تجزیہ نے پچھلے سہ ماہی میں زیادہ نفع نہ ہونے کی حالت کو ظاہر کیا.

Tajziya ne pichle seh mahi mein zyada nafa nah hone ki haalat ko zahir kiya.

Easily Confused With

unprofitable:While 'unprofitability' refers to the state of not being profitable, 'unprofitable' describes an entity or venture that does not generate profit.

Word Family

unprofitable
adjectiveنفع نہ ہونے والا
profit
nounمنافع
profitable
adjectiveمنافع بخش

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Remember 'unprofitability' as the absence of profit in a business.

Visualize a red arrow pointing down, indicating losses instead of gains.

🗣️ Urdu Proverb

جلدی کا کام شیطان کا

jaldi ka kaam shaitaan ka

Haste makes waste.

📖 Etymology

Origin: English "unprofitability" — the quality of being unprofitable

First known use: 20th century

The term has developed from 'profit' with the prefix 'un-' and the suffix '-ability', indicating the state of not being profitable.