Profitlessness

/ˈprɒfɪt.ləs.nəs/

लाभहीनता

Origin & History

From profitless + -ness; profitless derives from profit (Middle English, from Old French profit, from Latin profectus ‘advance, profit’) + -less.

profitless + -ness से बना; profitless, profit से निकला है (मध्य अंग्रेज़ी; पुरानी फ़्रांसीसी profit से; जो लैटिन profectus ‘उन्नति/लाभ’ से आया) + -less (अर्थ: ‘बिना’)।

Definition

Profitlessness is the condition of producing no profit or financial gain, often implying that an activity, business, or investment does not yield returns.

profitlessness वह स्थिति या गुण है जिसमें कोई लाभ या आर्थिक कमाई नहीं होती; अक्सर इसका अर्थ होता है कि कोई गतिविधि, व्यवसाय या निवेश अपेक्षित रिटर्न नहीं देता।

Parts of Speech

Noun:
After years of profitlessness, the company shut down its factory.
कई वर्षों की लाभहीनता के बाद, कंपनी ने अपना कारखाना बंद कर दिया।

Usage Examples

The project’s profitlessness forced the investors to reconsider their strategy.
They accepted short-term profitlessness to build a stronger brand in the long run.
Profitlessness in the first quarter was attributed to rising raw-material costs.
The audit revealed persistent profitlessness despite increasing sales.

Synonyms

Unprofitableness Unprofitability Nonprofitability Lossfulness Unremunerativeness

Related Forms

Noun
Profit / Profitability / Unprofitableness / Profitlessness
Adverb
Profitably / Unprofitably

Idioms & Phrases

Run at a loss (a state of profitlessness)
घाटे में चलना (लाभहीनता की स्थिति)
Bleed money (continued profitlessness)
पैसा बहाना/लगातार नुकसान उठाना (लगातार लाभहीनता)