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inefficientin‧ef‧fi‧cient /ˌɪnəˈfɪʃənt◂/ ●○○ adjective   - Inefficient management leads to poor employee performance.
- an inefficient banking system
- Local government in the area is seen as being corrupt and inefficient.
- The army was inefficient and poorly equipped.
- The factory is inefficient, and its working practices and machinery dated.
- The postal service in this country is very inefficient.
not efficient► inefficient something or someone that is inefficient does not work as well as they should or could, in a way that wastes time, money, or effort: · The postal service in this country is very inefficient.· Inefficient management leads to poor employee performance. ► ineffectual a person or organization that is ineffectual is not able to get things done because they are not good enough or do not have a strong character: · The police were completely ineffectual in this matter.· He's a nice enough man, but rather ineffectual as a team captain.· The problems were made worse by the ineffectual political leadership of the coalition. ► ineffective someone who is ineffective , especially someone in a position of authority, is not able to deal successfully with the work they have to do: · I sometimes feel that she is just totally ineffective in this job.· A combination of ineffective management and inadequate investment brought about this collapse. ► badly-run an organization that is badly-run produces bad results because it is badly managed: · The club was badly run and had to close after only six months.· a badly-run company something that wastes time, money etc► be a waste of something if something is a waste of time, money, energy etc, it annoys you because it uses time, money etc in a way that has no useful results: · a pointless war that was a terrible waste of human life· That class was a complete waste of time - I didn't learn anything.· My parents think going to football games is a waste of money. ► wasteful an activity or method that is wasteful uses too much money, food, energy etc, without any useful results: · Many people see the new £60 million building as wasteful and extravagant. · wasteful packaging ► inefficient an organization or system that is inefficient does not work well, so it uses more time, money, or energy than it needs to: · an inefficient heating system· Local government in the area is seen as being corrupt and inefficient.· The factory is inefficient, and its working practices and machinery dated. ► inefficient system· He described the tax system as inefficient and unfair. NOUN► system· It is an outdated and inefficient system, which is not appropriate for this type of work. ► way· These exclusions make the charges an inefficient way to raise revenue.· It is an unprofessional, time-consuming and inefficient way to use video recordings.· Currently, they do so only because of the inefficient way they are handled. not using time, money, energy etc in the best way OPP efficient:  an inefficient use of resources Local government was inefficient.—inefficiently adverb—inefficiency noun [countable, uncountable]: problems due to the inefficiency of management |