uneconomicadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌniːkəˈnɒmɪk/,

/ˌʌnɛkəˈnɒmɪk/, U.S.

/ˌənikəˈnɑmɪk/,

/ˌənɛkəˈnɑmɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, economic adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + economic adj. Compare earlier uneconomical adj.

1. Not relating to monetary considerations; non-financial. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1841 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 722/1 Those uneconomic Savings Banks, from whence we draw consular coins and Hadrian's halfpence.

1953 Maori Affairs Act (N.Z.) 71 For the purposes of this Part of the Act, the expression ‘uneconomic interest’ means a beneficial freehold interest the value of which..does not exceed the sum of twenty-five pounds.

a. Displaying or characterized by carelessness or lack of economy in the use of resources; not based on sound economic principles; inefficient, wasteful.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [adjective] > wasteful

wastefula1616

consumptive1652

unfrugala1662

infrugal1684

uneconomical1840

uneconomic1843

ineconomic1852

1843 North of Eng. Mag. Aug. 163 It might..be an uneconomic first step, to buy the land of the most densely peopled districts.

1887 G. Gunton Wealth & Progress iii. i. 226 All industrial phases of socialism..are efforts to enrich one class at the expense of another, which is wholly uneconomic.

1913 Ogden (Utah) Examiner 28 Mar. 6/7 Girls have a potential value to society which makes it uneconomic to use them up in service.

1931 G. B. Ford Building Height, Bulk & Form (title page) Uneconomic types of buildings on high-cost land.

2004 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 18 May 11 Government should tax big, uneconomic cars out of existence through road tax and congestion charging.

b. Business. Commercially disadvantageous or inexpedient; (of a business enterprise) not repaying the expenses of operation or use; insolvent, unprofitable.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > [adjective] > profitable > not profitable or interest-bearing

dead1571

unprofitable1579

passive1606

rentless1648

unlucrative1762

unremunerating1822

unremunerative1827

unpayable1862

uneconomic1899

1899 G. Gunton Trusts & Public ii. 42 They must avoid furnishing superficial revolutionists with an excuse for creating public opinion against them by refusing all aid..to uneconomic enterprises.

1920 Lit. Digest 15 May 110/2 Any attempt to compete in the longer hauls with rail carriers under normal conditions is..uneconomic and unwise.

1953 Econ. Geogr. 29 211/1 In combination, these changes mean more overgrazing, more overplowing, more small, uneconomic farming units.

2016 Australian (Nexis) 22 Dec. 15 The supply of established houses is higher due to..owners of uneconomic businesses putting their properties on the market and moving out of the region.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	uneconomic
释义	uneconomicadj. Brit. /ˌʌniːkəˈnɒmɪk/, /ˌʌnɛkəˈnɒmɪk/, U.S. /ˌənikəˈnɑmɪk/, /ˌənɛkəˈnɑmɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, economic adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + economic adj. Compare earlier uneconomical adj. 1. Not relating to monetary considerations; non-financial. Now rare. ΚΠ 1841 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 722/1 Those uneconomic Savings Banks, from whence we draw consular coins and Hadrian's halfpence. 1953 Maori Affairs Act (N.Z.) 71 For the purposes of this Part of the Act, the expression ‘uneconomic interest’ means a beneficial freehold interest the value of which..does not exceed the sum of twenty-five pounds. 2. a. Displaying or characterized by carelessness or lack of economy in the use of resources; not based on sound economic principles; inefficient, wasteful. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [adjective] > wasteful wastefula1616 consumptive1652 unfrugala1662 infrugal1684 uneconomical1840 uneconomic1843 ineconomic1852 1843 North of Eng. Mag. Aug. 163 It might..be an uneconomic first step, to buy the land of the most densely peopled districts. 1887 G. Gunton Wealth & Progress iii. i. 226 All industrial phases of socialism..are efforts to enrich one class at the expense of another, which is wholly uneconomic. 1913 Ogden (Utah) Examiner 28 Mar. 6/7 Girls have a potential value to society which makes it uneconomic to use them up in service. 1931 G. B. Ford Building Height, Bulk & Form (title page) Uneconomic types of buildings on high-cost land. 2004 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 18 May 11 Government should tax big, uneconomic cars out of existence through road tax and congestion charging. b. Business. Commercially disadvantageous or inexpedient; (of a business enterprise) not repaying the expenses of operation or use; insolvent, unprofitable. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > [adjective] > profitable > not profitable or interest-bearing dead1571 unprofitable1579 passive1606 rentless1648 unlucrative1762 unremunerating1822 unremunerative1827 unpayable1862 uneconomic1899 1899 G. Gunton Trusts & Public ii. 42 They must avoid furnishing superficial revolutionists with an excuse for creating public opinion against them by refusing all aid..to uneconomic enterprises. 1920 Lit. Digest 15 May 110/2 Any attempt to compete in the longer hauls with rail carriers under normal conditions is..uneconomic and unwise. 1953 Econ. Geogr. 29 211/1 In combination, these changes mean more overgrazing, more overplowing, more small, uneconomic farming units. 2016 Australian (Nexis) 22 Dec. 15 The supply of established houses is higher due to..owners of uneconomic businesses putting their properties on the market and moving out of the region. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1841
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