uneconomical
adjective/ɐ̃tikũnumiku/low
an·ti·e·co·nó·mi·co
Definition
Not economical; involving waste of resources, excessive costs, or lack of economic efficiency.
Keeping the factory running with such low output is clearly uneconomical.
That manufacturing process is considered uneconomical due to its high energy consumption.
Common collocations
uneconomical measureuneconomical practiceuneconomical system
Etymology
Do prefixo grego 'anti-' (contra) + 'económico', do grego 'oikonomia' (administração da casa).