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Meanings of uneconomical in English

Inefficient in use of time and effort and materials.

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Wasteful of resources.

Usage of uneconomical in English
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At least, I consider violence an uneconomical way of attaining an end.
Foundation
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He regards the clothes people wear as uneconomical, irrational, unaesthetic, and bad.
The new yorker
3
It just about makes it uneconomical to colonize a two-stage planet any more.
General Max Shorter
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That is uneconomical, but think of the fun you will have.
The Letters of Franklin K. Lane, Personal and Political
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Woodside says the plan is uneconomical and wants to use a floating LNG plant.
Reuters
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That could make such deals uneconomical and even potentially upend the global derivatives market.
Reuters
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Too small farms are always and in many ways uneconomical.
A History of China
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Mining the ores and minerals of Genellan had become uneconomical.
Genellan: planetfall
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Traditional cost-curve analysis says that when prices make a producer uneconomical, they will stop drilling.
Reuters
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Experimental psychology, however, has discovered that this is uneconomical.
How to Use Your Mind / A Psychology of Study: Being a Manual for...
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Two areas were identified for possible residential developments, but geotechnical assessments indicated it would be uneconomical.
Radio NZ
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Despite harsh cuts and more productivity, the company's parent still felt the Tallaght plant was uneconomical.
The Irish Times
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These have made gas plants, in particular, uneconomical.
Reuters
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It became uneconomical to overhaul older coal plants even to meet existing federal clean air rules.
Reuters
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It is, then, politically uneconomical to imprison them.
The Subterranean Brotherhood
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Such experiences are practical, lasting, effective, but uneconomical.
Increasing Human Efficiency in Business / A Contribution to the ...
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