UNECONOMIC


Meaning of UNECONOMIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ʌni:kənɒmɪk, -ek- ]

1.

If you describe something such as an industry or business as uneconomic , you mean that it does not produce enough profit. ( BUSINESS )

...the closure of uneconomic factories...

The company said the service was uneconomic.

= unprofitable

≠ profitable

ADJ

2.

If you say that an action or plan is uneconomic , you think it will cost a lot of money and not be successful or not be worth the expense.

It would be uneconomic to try and repair it...

≠ cost-effective

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