In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
UNPROFITABILITY
unprofitability, unprofitableness
(noun) the quality of affording no gain or no benefit or no profit
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
unprofitability (usually uncountable, plural unprofitabilities)
The state or condition of being unprofitable.
Synonyms
• unprofitableness
Source: Wiktionary
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