Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uneconomic

/ənˌɛkənˈɑmɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables: un-eco-nom-ic
IPA: /ənˌɛkənˈɑmɪk/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Financially inefficient, costly, wasteful, or loss-making.

Example Sentences

"Since the modernisation plan was launched, the policy of withdrawing uneconomic services has been continued."
"Barker believed that evidence was emerging that a "solid proportion" of operations were "grossly uneconomic", and that no amount of improvement in equipment would make them viable. He suggested that "while the superstructure of the report is correct, the foundations require radical re-examination"."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English economic English uneconomic From un- + economic.

Inflected Forms

more uneconomic (comparative) most uneconomic (superlative)

Derived Forms

uneconomically

Synonyms

uneconomical

Rhymes With

economic non-economic islamic comic atomic socioeconomic macroeconomic balsamic ergonomic autonomic subatomic anatomic

Questions

How do you pronounce uneconomic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ənˌɛkənˈɑmɪk/.
What does uneconomic mean?: Financially inefficient, costly, wasteful, or loss-making.
Where does uneconomic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English economic English uneconomic From un- + economic.

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