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- Dictionaryuneconomical/ˌʌniːkəˈnɒmɪkl/
adjective
- 1. wasteful of money or other resources; not economical: "the old buses eventually become uneconomical to run"
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adjective. (also uneconomic) uk / ˌʌniːkəˈnɒmɪk ə l / us. Add to word list. using too much money or too many resources and unlikely to make a profit: Ethanol producers are seeing their profit margins squeezed and production may well become uneconomical.
uneconomical. (ʌniːkənɒmɪkəl , -ek- ) adjective. If you say that an action, a method, or a product is uneconomical, you mean that it does not make a profit. [business] It would be uneconomical to send a brand new book. The methods employed are old-fashioned and uneconomical.
Definitions of uneconomical. adjective. wasteful of resources. synonyms: uneconomic. wasteful. tending to squander and waste. adjective. inefficient in use of time and effort and materials. “ uneconomical ebb and flow of power” synonyms: wasteful. inefficient. not producing desired results; wasteful. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Uneconomical."
uneconomical (to do something) using too much time or money, or too many materials, and therefore not likely to make a profit. It soon proved uneconomical to stay open 24 hours a day. Transportation costs would turn the operation into an uneconomical exercise. Small hospitals were uneconomical. opposite economical
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uneconomical - inefficient in use of time and effort and materials; "a clumsy and wasteful process"; "wasteful duplication of effort"; "uneconomical ebb and flow of power"
Uneconomical definition: not economical; wasteful. See examples of UNECONOMICAL used in a sentence.
adjective. (also uneconomic) uk / ˌʌniːkəˈnɒmɪk ə l / us. Add to word list. using too much money or too many resources and unlikely to make a profit: Ethanol producers are seeing their profit margins squeezed and production may well become uneconomical.
uneconomical meaning, definition, what is uneconomical: using too much effort, money, or materia...: Learn more.
Britannica Dictionary definition of UNECONOMICAL. [more uneconomical; most uneconomical] : not using money, resources, etc., in a careful way : not economical. an uneconomical car. It is uneconomical [=too expensive] to keep the factory running.
