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Definition of uneconomical adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

uneconomical

adjective
 
/ˌʌnˌiːkəˈnɒmɪkl/,
 
/ˌʌnˌekəˈnɒmɪkl/
 
/ˌʌnˌiːkəˈnɑːmɪkl/,
 
/ˌʌnˌekəˈnɑːmɪkl/
(also uneconomic)
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  1. 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
See uneconomical in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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