Modern English usage. 2014.
uneconomical — un‧e‧co‧nom‧ic‧al [ˌʌniːkəˈnɒmɪkl, ˌʌnekə ǁ ˈnɑː ] adjective using too much effort, money, or materials: • Stockbrokers minimum commission charges can make small deals uneconomical for shareholders. • Some train routes became uneconomical to run … Financial and business terms
uneconomical — index improvident, prodigal, prolix Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
uneconomical — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ wasteful of money or other resources; not economical. DERIVATIVES uneconomically adverb … English terms dictionary
uneconomical — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
uneconomical — [[t]ʌ̱niːkənɒ̱mɪk(ə)l, ek [/t]] ADJ GRADED If you say that an action, a method, or a product is uneconomical, you mean that it does not make a profit. It would be uneconomical to send a brand new tape... The methods employed are old fashioned and … English dictionary
uneconomical — un|e|co|nom|ic|al [ˌʌni:kəˈnɔmıkəl, ˌʌnekə US ˈna: ] adj using too much effort, money, or materials to make a profit ▪ Old vehicles are often uneconomical. >uneconomically [ kli] adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
uneconomical — un|ec|o|nom|i|cal [ ,ʌnikə namıkl, ,ʌnekə namıkl ] adjective involving high costs in money, time, etc., but not providing reasonable results or profits: The properties were eventually demolished because it had become uneconomical to continue… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
uneconomical — adjective using too much effort, money or materials: The project was considered uneconomical and shelved. uneconomically / kli/ adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
uneconomical — UK [ˌʌniːkəˈnɒmɪk(ə)l] / US [ˌʌnɪkəˈnɑmɪk(ə)l] / US [ˌʌnekəˈnɑmɪk(ə)l] adjective involving high costs in money, time etc, but not providing reasonable results or profits The properties were eventually demolished because it had become uneconomical … English dictionary
uneconomical — adjective see uneconomic … New Collegiate Dictionary
