uneconomic

adjective un·eco·nom·ic \ˌən-ˌe-kə-ˈnä-mik, -ˌē-kə-\

: not making a profit

Full Definition of UNECONOMIC

: not economically practicable <uneconomic transportation routes>; also : costly, wasteful <an uneconomic nuclear technology>

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un·eco·nom·ic or un·eco·nom·i·cal \-mi-kəl\

1840

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