uneconomical

/ ˌʌnɛkə-, ˌʌniːkəˈnɒmɪkəl /

adjective

1. not economical; wasteful

Example Sentences

The revenue payback “will certainly have a chilling effect,” Handley told me, because the government fee “might make the initial investment appear uneconomical.”

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Leaks in the roof and a failure of the steam system meant it became "uneconomical" to keep repairing the space.

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So if there are four countries that would like to be independent, then it just thins down the process and makes the efforts very uneconomical.

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While software helps guide the placement of the turbines to ensure the highest yield, poorly designed wind farms will generate less power than expected, making the wind farm uneconomical.

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A total 22,343 properties are currently behind flood defences, which NRW said were uneconomical to invest in over the next 100 years.

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Related Words

• costly 
• extravagant 
• fancy 
• high 
• lavish 
• overpriced 
• pricey 
• upscale 
• valuable