profitless

Meanings

• adjective

  Lacking the ability to generate a financial profit; not making a gain.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with profitless
folly , olly , jolly , molly

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Variants

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profit , profitless , profits , profitwise

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Etymology

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From the Old French 'profitless' or 'profitelez', meaning 'bringing profit', with the negation prefix 'a-' or 'an-' added to form the current meaning.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'profitless' is composed of 8 letters.

2. The term 'profitless' first appeared in English literature around the 15th century.

3. In the game of Scrabble, the letters in 'profitless' can be arranged to form the word 'profit' with an additional letter.

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Related Concepts

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1. loss: The opposite of profit, indicating a financial loss or decrease.

2. unprofitable: Another term synonymous with profitless, meaning not generating a financial profit.

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Culture

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In literature, 'profitless' has been used to describe situations or actions that yield no financial gain, but may have other benefits or values. For example, in William Shakespeare's 'As You Like It', Jaques says, 'Some do call this poverty, others the gate of honour: I would call it honour, for shame the man that calls it poverty.', indicating that while poverty may not bring financial profit, it can bring honor.

How to Memorize "profitless"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a business or situation that is not generating any income, despite efforts to do so.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'profitless' with the concept of 'lack of financial gain'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'People Often Think Losses Exist Solely' to remember the meaning of profitless.

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