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uneconomic

British  
/ ˌʌniːkəˈnɒmɪk, ˌʌnɛkə- /

adjective

  1. not economic; not profitable

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Regulatory and permitting constraints make new landfills uneconomic.

From Barron's

“California’s decision to keep this uneconomic and costly resource open is bad for taxpayers and worse for ratepayers,” Beard said in a statement to The Times.

From Los Angeles Times

Bright said $200 billion in purchases isn’t “large enough to put significant downward pressure on rates, and buying at uneconomic levels eventually runs its course,” he told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch

Bright said $200 billion in purchases isn’t “large enough to put significant downward pressure on rates, and buying at uneconomic levels eventually runs its course,” he told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch

“As gold prices go up, those that were uneconomic to mine, suddenly they can show profit margins,” he said.

From MarketWatch