subprofitable
adjEtymology From sub- + profitable.
1
Not profitable; failing to make a profit.
- […] and it tends to compete down premiums everywhere else and reduce the profitability of insurance and quite often puts it into a subprofitable mode.2004, Australia. Parliament. House of Representatives, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), House of Representatives, page 30480:
- It is therefore, plausible to assume that a company might not actually loose^([sic]) cash, but simply allocate capital to subprofitable projects.2004, U. Steger, The Business of Sustainability, page 9: