(also uneconomic) adjective
~ (to do sth) using too much time or money, or too many materials, and therefore not likely to make a profit:
It soon proved uneconomical to stay open 24 hours a day. * Transportation costs would turn the operation into an uneconomical exercise.
OPPECONOMICAL
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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