uneconomic
uneconomic · more uneconomic · most uneconomic
Financially inefficient, costly, wasteful, or loss-makingFinancially inefficient, costly, wasteful, or loss-making.
US/ənˌɛkənˈɑmɪk/
» A privatized rail company could close the most uneconomic routes.
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1 sensesFinancially inefficient, costly, wasteful, or loss-making.
More definitions
- wasteful of resources
Examples
1 sentencesA privatized rail company could close the most uneconomic routes.
Translations
1 languagesForms
more uneconomic, most uneconomic| Comparative | more uneconomic Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most uneconomic Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- wasteful of resources:uneconomical
Word family
1 related wordsDeriveduneconomically
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form