"uneconomic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more uneconomic [comparative], most uneconomic [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒmɪk Etymology: From un- + economic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|economic}} un- + economic Head templates: {{en-adj}} uneconomic (comparative more uneconomic, superlative most uneconomic)
  1. Financially inefficient, costly, wasteful, or loss-making. Derived forms: uneconomically Translations (Translations): kannattamaton (Finnish), nieekonomiczny (Polish)
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