profitless

Definitions

profit + -less (without) = 'without profit or benefit.' A transparent negative: effort or activity that yields no gain of any kind.

Common Collocations

• 1.profitless venture无利可图的投资
• 2.profitless negotiations毫无成效的谈判
• 3.prove profitless被证明无益

Example Sentences

• 1.

  After months of profitless talks, both sides walked away.

• 2.

  It was a profitless venture that drained their savings.