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- [prof-it]
- /ˈprɒf ɪt/
- /ˈprɒfɪtləs/
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- [prof-it]
- /ˈprɒf ɪt/
Definitions of profitless word
- noun profitless Often, profits. pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Compare gross profit, net profit. the ratio of such pecuniary gain to the amount of capital invested. returns, proceeds, or revenue, as from property or investments. 1
- noun profitless the monetary surplus left to a producer or employer after deducting wages, rent, cost of raw materials, etc.: The company works on a small margin of profit. 1
- noun profitless advantage; benefit; gain. 1
- verb without object profitless to gain an advantage or benefit: He profited greatly from his schooling. 1
- verb without object profitless to make a profit. 1
- verb without object profitless to take advantage: to profit from the weaknesses of others. 1
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Origin of profitless
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (noun) Middle English < Middle French < Latin prōfectus progress, profit, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + -fec-, combining form of facere to make, do1 + -tus suffix of v. action; (v.) Middle English profiten, derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Profitless
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
profitless popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
profitless usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for profitless
adj profitless
- barren — A barren landscape is dry and bare, and has very few plants and no trees.
- counterproductive — Something that is counterproductive achieves the opposite result from the one that you want to achieve.
- drossy — containing dross.
- fruitless — useless; unproductive; without results or success: a fruitless search for the missing treasure.
- futile — incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful: Attempting to force-feed the sick horse was futile.
adjective profitless
- misapplied — mistakenly applied; used wrongly.
- nonfunctional — Not having any particular purpose or function.
- nonprofit — not established for the purpose of making a profit; not entered into for money: a nonprofit institution.
- nothing — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
- worthless — without worth; of no use, importance, or value; good-for-nothing: a worthless person; a worthless contract.
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