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unviable

British  
/ ʌnˈvaɪəbəl /

adjective

  1. not capable of succeeding, esp financially

    the pit had proved economically unviable

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He said changes to employer national insurance contributions, inflation and the rising cost of energy was making smaller homes unviable.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Even if the financing becomes unviable, he doubts the timing mismatch between capex and revenue will derail the cycle.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

UIV president Lamberto Frescobaldi, a 33rd-generation Tuscan winegrower, said he was also open to the idea of removing old or unviable grapevines.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Hibbs said: "Natural England's approach will devastate the Dartmoor hill pony population, it will make farms financially unviable and it's extremely doubtful there will be any environmental benefit."

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

Public subsidy allowed formats that had become financially unviable - such as the nineteenth-century symphony orchestra - to prosper somewhat artificially in the twentieth century, justified by the preservation of heritage.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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