uneconomic

English

Etymology

un- +‎ economic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒmɪk

Adjective

uneconomic (comparative more uneconomic, superlative most uneconomic)

1. Financially inefficient, costly, wasteful, or loss-making.
   • 2023 March 8, David Clough, “The long road that led to Beeching”, in RAIL, number 978, page 42:

     Barker believed that evidence was emerging that a "solid proportion" of operations were "grossly uneconomic", and that no amount of improvement in equipment would make them viable. He suggested that "while the superstructure of the report is correct, the foundations require radical re-examination".

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with uneconomical (compare economic ~ economical).

Derived terms

• uneconomically

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: kannattamaton (fi)
• Polish: nieekonomiczny