Sometimes an unprofitable firm will have a business unit that is profitable. Operating the other units will help cover the overhead costs, allowing the business to take care of their bills.
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It had become unprofitable by the 1800s because of many resons one the cost to ship there goods cost more then what they were getting back and the cost of there crops were going down because of how common there product was.
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Ah, Hamlet!
"How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable seem to me all the uses of this world."
Basically, he is saying life is pointless. He's saying it's tiring, boring and he won't get anything out of it.
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Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
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Because it is unsuccessful or unprofitable and the assets there would be put to better use elsewhere.
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His daughter in marriage and some unprofitable dukedoms.
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when canals proved to be an unprofitable means for transportation.
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If it is an unprofitable product or if it poses itself as a risk to consumers health.
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It had become unprofitable by the 1800s because of many resons one the cost to ship there goods cost more then what they were getting back and the cost of there crops were going down because of how common there product was.
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Because it has become an unprofitable business. Amtrak depends on government subsidies.
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Amtrak was formed on May 1, 1971 to relieve railroads financial burden of provided unprofitable passenger service.
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futile, vain, idle, useless, worthless, valueless, pointless, ineffective, ineffectual, unprofitable, unrewarding
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Not gainly; not expert or dexterous; clumsy; awkward; uncouth; as, an ungainly strut in walking., Unsuitable; unprofitable., In an ungainly manner.
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Because it was unprofitable for multiple years. (Source: multiple employees of that Kroger and Oak Forest Kroger)
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Almost always. It is possible that a private firm could have a monopoly of some wholly unprofitable activity but it would probably discontinue it or else not exist for much longer.
Unprofitable but necessary activities are often passed to some arm of government. For example, local government will often have a monopoly of fire-fighting services.
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a cold climate and poor soil made it unprofitable
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African peoples put up too much resistance
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The word means "unprofitable, unfruitful, and ineffective" or something which in the changed circumstances cannot be done or achieved.
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African peoples put up too much resistance
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The Buddha taught that some beliefs were true and were profitable, and some beliefs were false, or just speculation, and were unprofitable.
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The derivative adjectives from the noun or verb profit include the adjective profitable (and the negative, unprofitable). The present participle can also be an adjective: profiting.
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The derivative adjectives from the noun or verb profit include the adjective profitable (and the negative, unprofitable). The present participle can also be an adjective: profiting.
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One of many examples is, "Oh God! God! How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable seem to me all the uses of this world."
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To decrease the value of an asset (to reflect current situation) and thus reduce income taxes.
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Synonyms: convenient, worthwhile, profitable, advantageous, effective, appropriate, beneficial, fit, possible, suitable
Antonyms: inexpedient, inappropriate, unprofitable, unbeneficial
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The animals were all trapped out and couldn't be found.
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Small scale farming becomes more and more unprofitable. This is why some farmers engages in small scale manufacturing.
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Parlophone Records, which had been a "tinpot label" beforehand (and nearly closed by EMI as unprofitable), but its reputation grew massively with the Beatles on their roster.
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No. Over all:
Rom 3:12 they have all turned aside; they have together become unprofitable; there is none who does good,no, not one."
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Not fake. Just unprofitable. The labor and time needed were too high for most prospectors, who ended up not making any profit at all.
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Having, or being of, no use; unserviceable; producing no good end; answering no valuable purpose; not advancing the end proposed; unprofitable; ineffectual; as, a useless garment; useless pity.
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Since an overwhelming about of bus travelers were blacks and the seating on the bus was used to discriminate against blacks, a boycott on the bus system was a method to make segregation unprofitable.
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An unprofitable business, unless supported by owners with deep pockets, will eventually go out of business. When that happens, any time invested in the business and unrecoverable investment would have to be written off so your scenario represents a 100% chance of losing time and money invested. It doesn't have to be that way of course if action is taken to identify areas for a turnaround to profitability before it is too late.
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net price
Words meaning does not pay might be:
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If it were possible for this system to compete with current energy sources and make money... people would be be doing it. When it is inefficient and unprofitable... only the government will do it.
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The Spanish Crown felt that the location of the island and its terrain made it an unprofitable investment in terms of development and obtaining the types of riches they wanted e.g. precious stones.
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Fax junk or spam depletes fax supplies in unprofitable way. Internet fax like RingCentral fax easily stop spam from going to the system by marking unwanted fax as "blocked".
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GM has had a long line of poor management on the executive level. as a result their sales have dropped, which in turn makes the dealers unprofitable, and thereby causing them to close their doors. its really sad.
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Yes; provided that the only other reasonable option were to be keeping an unprofitable item: holding out for marginal cost, resulting in ZERO profit.
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This was called the Pony Express. It only operated for a decade or so before cross-country telegram wires made this unprofitable.
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Most casinos lowest minimum bets on Texas holdem poker is between two and four dollars. Anything lower would make it an unprofitable game for the casinos to have in the parlor.
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In certain cases, the government might have to intervene by imposing fines or otherwise regulate the business. In the case of public goods, the government might actually have to be the producer of certain desirable, yet unprofitable goods and services.
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If a company eliminates an unprofitable segment while facing unavoidable fixed costs, it may not see a significant improvement in overall profitability, as those fixed costs remain. The remaining segments will need to absorb the fixed costs, potentially reducing their margins. Additionally, eliminating the segment could lead to a loss of revenue that might have contributed to covering those fixed costs. Ultimately, the decision could have mixed financial outcomes depending on the structure of the business and the nature of the costs involved.
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By spending it on infrastructure the army policeembassy's all over the world grants to unprofitable industry's etc. government spend money on an enormous number of things that cause it to end up back in the hands of the people.
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