uneconomic

adjective

un·​eco·​nom·​ic ˌən-ˌe-kə-ˈnä-mik How to pronounce uneconomic (audio)
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variants or uneconomical
: not economically practicable
uneconomic transportation routes
also : costly, wasteful
an uneconomic nuclear technology

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High level indicators of risk include goods being received from unusually complex or apparently uneconomic supply routes, for example, regular supplies of UK produced goods that have been exported from the UK and then re-imported. Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025 No one is still drilling uneconomic wells just to hold onto leases. Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025 The results have been a large increase in energy costs for households and industry, driven by levies to subsidise uneconomic generation, and rising volatility in electricity markets accompanied by a higher risk of power outages in future. Gordon Hughes, National Review, 13 May 2024 Car-makers have warned that U.K. electric-vehicle manufacturing may become uneconomic under the existing U.K.-EU trade deal, which from 2024 requires 45% of the value of EVs to come from the U.K. or EU to avoid tariffs. WSJ, 2 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for uneconomic

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of uneconomic was in 1840

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“Uneconomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uneconomic. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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