单词	uneconomic
释义	uneconomicun‧e‧co‧nom‧ic /ˌʌniːkəˈnɒmɪk◂, ˌʌnekə- $ -ˈnɑː-/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Workers in uneconomic areas of the economy fought hard to keep their factories and mines open. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS All of this saves considerable cost without which the production of many foods would be uneconomic or impracticable. Now oil has also become uneconomic, forcing N. Ireland's gas undertakings to close. Previously you had to be part of a quarrelsome, uneconomic unit of orthodoxy known as a church. The National Coal Board wanted to close some uneconomic pits and their advice was that this could be achieved by local talks. Therefore, the Beeching proposals were quite drastic, although arguably there was no commercial alternative to closing numerous uneconomic lines. To remove water from fermented alcohol on this scale would require quite uneconomic amounts of energy. Vast subsidies were going to uneconomic nationalized industries and local government was heavily overspending. Was it not uneconomic to employ older workers whose apparent competence simply masked inevitably growing incapacity? Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto not make a profit► unprofitable an unprofitable business or activity does not make a profit and is likely to have debts: · The company says that the publishing side of its division is unprofitable and must be closed down.· Unprofitable flight routes have been axed as recession hits the aviation industry.· The bank isn't likely to lend money to an unprofitable business like yours. ► uneconomic not making enough profits to be successful or to successfully compete with other companies, industries etc - use this especially when this is a reason for closing the company, industry etc: · Most of the old nationalized industries were labelled 'uneconomic' and sold off to private companies.· Workers in uneconomic areas of the economy fought hard to keep their factories and mines open. WORD SETS► Basics admin, nounadministration, nounadministrative, adjectiveadministrator, nounagency, nounagent, nounbalance sheet, nounbazaar, nounbid, nounbid, verbbig business, nounbook value, nounboss, nounbottom line, nounbranch, nouncapacity, nouncapital, nouncapital assets, nouncapital gains, nouncapital goods, nouncapital-intensive, adjectivecapitalist, nouncard, nouncentralize, verbcompetitiveness, nounconsultancy, nouncontract, nouncontract, verbcost-effective, adjectivecoupon, nouncritical path, noundecentralize, verbdeveloper, noundistiller, noundistributor, noundiversify, verbdownsize, verbeconomics, nounenterprise, nounentrepreneur, nounestablishment, nounfashion, nounfly-by-night, adjectivefold, verbfoodstuff, nounform letter, nounfranchise, verbfranchisee, noungazump, verbgearing, noungeneric, adjectiveget, verbhard sell, nounhaute couture, nounhigh season, nounhigh technology, nounhike, nounhike, verbloss, nounlow-tech, adjectivemaximize, verbMD, nounmerchandise, verbmerchandising, nounmerger, nounmiddleman, nounmiller, nounmission statement, nounmom-and-pop, adjectivemoneygrabbing, adjectivemoneymaker, noun-monger, suffixmonopolistic, adjectivemonopoly, nounnet, adjectivenet, verbniche, nounoff-the-peg, adjectiveopening time, nounoperation, nounoperational, adjectiveoperator, nounoption, nounoutlay, nounoutlet, nounoutput, nounoutwork, nounoverhead, nounoverstock, verbpackage, nounpartner, nounpartnership, nounpatent, nounpayola, nounpercentage, nounpiracy, nounpremium, nounprivate practice, nounprivatization, nounprivatize, verbprofitability, nounproprietor, nounproprietress, nounpurchase price, nounpurchasing power, nounquiet, adjectiveR & D, nounrate of return, nounrecall, verbreject, nounrep, nounresearch and development, nounrestrictive practices, nounrevenue, nounsell, verbservice industry, nounsleeping partner, nounspeculate, verbspeculation, nounspeculative, adjectivestreet value, nounsubtotal, nounswap meet, nounsweatshop, nounsyndicate, nounsystems analyst, nountake, nountender, nountie-up, nounTM, transact, verbtransaction, nounturnover, nounundersell, verbuneconomic, adjectiveunit, noununprofitable, adjectivevideo conferencing, nounwatchdog, nounwheeler-dealer, nounwheeling and dealing, noun 1not making enough money or profit:  the closure of uneconomic industries2uneconomical
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