unlucrative
Yielding no profit
Unlucrative means not profitable or not producing financial gain.
The word is formal and uncommon, typically appearing in business or economic contexts: The venture proved unlucrative despite years of effort.
It serves as a more emphatic alternative to unprofitable.
Amount still owed
- lossBeing without something
- bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
- debtMoney owed another
unprofitable · bleeding · drain · shortfall · underperforming · unviable · unsustainable · costly
Producing no useful outcome
- thanklessNot rewarded with appreciation
- unfulfillingLacking emotional reward
- unsatisfyingFailing to gratify
- pointlessLacking any purpose
futile · unproductive · vain · empty · hollow · meaningless · unappreciated · unrecognized
Using resources carelessly
- inefficientPoor at using resources
- uneconomicalNot worth the cost
- time-consumingRequiring much duration
- laboriousRequiring considerable effort
cumbersome · unsustainable · diminishing returns · unfeasible · unworkable · ill-advised · foolhardy · quixotic
Unpaid willing participant
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- nonprofitOrganization serving public good
- community serviceUnpaid labor benefiting society
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
humanitarian · relief · endowment · grant · philanthropic · altruistic · benevolent · mission-driven
deficit
Amount still owed
- lossBeing without something
- bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
debt · unprofitable · bleeding · drain · shortfall · underperforming · unviable · unsustainable · costly · burdensome
fruitless
Producing no useful outcome
- thanklessNot rewarded with appreciation
- unfulfillingLacking emotional reward
- unsatisfyingFailing to gratify
pointless · futile · unproductive · vain · empty · hollow · meaningless · unappreciated · unrecognized · ungratifying
wasteful
Using resources carelessly
- inefficientPoor at using resources
- uneconomicalNot worth the cost
- time-consumingRequiring much duration
laborious · cumbersome · unsustainable · diminishing returns · unfeasible · unworkable · ill-advised · foolhardy · quixotic · misguided
volunteer
Unpaid willing participant
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- nonprofitOrganization serving public good
- community serviceUnpaid labor benefiting society
donation · humanitarian · relief · endowment · grant · philanthropic · altruistic · benevolent · mission-driven · subsidized
unlucrativelucrative
Yielding substantial profit
profitable · remunerative · moneymaking · gainful · paying