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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesunrentabel
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʊnˈʁɛntaːbl̩
"Diese Investition ist unrentabel."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not yielding profit or financial gain.
"The investment turned out to be unprofitable, leading to significant losses." - 2
Not beneficial or advantageous in a broader sense.
"His unprofitable efforts to change the company's direction were met with resistance."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'unprofitable' is derived from the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' and the root 'profitable', which comes from the Latin 'profitabilis', meaning 'that brings profit', from 'proficere', meaning 'to advance'. The term evolved in Middle English, reflecting a shift towards its current usage in economic contexts.
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non rentable
Transliteration: nɔ̃ ʁɑ̃.tabl
"Cet investissement est non rentable."
unrentabel
Transliteration: ʊnˈʁɛntaːbl̩
"Diese Investition ist unrentabel."
non redditizio
Transliteration: non reˈdittit͡sjo
"Questo investimento è non redditizio."
no rentable
Transliteration: no ranˈtable
"Esta inversión no es rentable."
não rentável
Transliteration: nɐ̃w ʁẽˈtavɛl
"Este investimento não é rentável."
अलाभकारी
Transliteration: alābhakārī
"यह निवेश अलाभकारी है।"
无利可图
Transliteration: wú lì kě tú
"这项投资无利可图。"
비수익의
Transliteration: bisuyig-ui
"이 투자는 비수익의입니다."
利益がない
Transliteration: rieki ga nai
"この投資は利益がない。"
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