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Definition: Uneconomical |
UneconomicalAdjective1. Inefficient in use of time and effort and materials; "a clumsy and wasteful process"; "wasteful duplication of effort"; "uneconomical ebb and flow of power". 2. Wasteful of resources. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "uneconomical" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1933. (references) |
Synonyms: UneconomicalSynonyms: uneconomic (adj), wasteful (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Uneconomical |
| Specialty definitions using "uneconomical": cement stabilization ♦ shrinkage stoping, stranded costs, Stranded Investment. (references) |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | Though their business viability may have been watered down somewhat by the developments of the two mobile cellular operators, opportunities exist for some of 12 additional PSPs licensed by the CCK this year to forge strategic partnerships with fixed (Telkom Kenya, RTOs) network operators in providing store and forward messaging to customers requiring telecommunication services and are either unable to afford a dedicated subscriber line or are located in areas where it is uneconomical to provide the service. (references) | |
Economic History | Israel | Whereas the duties on ex quota shipments of raisins appear uneconomical, on prunes the levy is actually below the pre 1996 levels. (references) |
Tanzania | While credit is allocated on market terms, it has been uneconomical to borrow from local sources due to prohibitive interest rates. (references) | |
Russia | Cellular service providers are moving quite rapidly to increase coverage, but there are likely to remain large, sparsely populated areas where coverage is uneconomical. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Mexico | Those between the ages of 14 and 15 may work only limited hours, with no night or hazardous work, which generally makes hiring them uneconomical. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Uneconomical" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Uneconomical" is used about 51 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 51 | 47,619 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "uneconomical": be uneconomical with smth.. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "uneconomical"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 浪费 (Frittered, Frittering, Wasted, Wastefulness, Wasting). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | nehospodárný (thriftless, unthrifty, wasteful), nešetrný (brusque, inconsiderate, unceremonious). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | epätaloudellinen (uneconomic). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | peu rentable (unprofitable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | unwirtschaftlich (uneconomic, wasteful), unökonomisch (uneconomic), verschwenderisch (extravagant, lavish, lavishly, luxuriantly, luxurious, prodigal, spendthrift, sumptuous, sumptuously, superfluous, superfluously, thriftlessly, unsparing, unsparingly, unstintingly, unthriftily, unthrifty, wasteful, wastfully). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | αντιοικονομικόσ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | gazdaságtalan (uneconomic). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | antifeconomico. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 비경 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | economicalunay экономически невыгодный, неэкономный, неэкономичный. (various references) rasipnički (spendthrift, wasteful), neekonomski (uneconomic), neekonomičan (uneconomic). (various references) slösande (extravagant, improvident, lavish, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift, squandering, waste, wasteful), slösaktig (extravagant, improvident, lavish, profligate, spendthrift, squandering, wasteful), oekonomisk (uneconomic), odryg. (various references) savurgan (consumptive, extravagant, inefficient, lavish, prodigal, profuse, thriftless, uneconomic, unthrifty, wasteful), hesapsız (measureless, uncounted, untold), ekonomik olmayan (uneconomic). (various references) bisarpa (thriftless). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "uneconomical" (pronounced une'kunÄ"mikul) |
| 10 | -e' k u n Ä" m i k u l | economical. |
| 8 | -u n Ä" m i k u l | astronomical. |
| 6 | -Ä" m i k u l | comical. |
| 5 | -m i k u l | electrochemical, inimical, petrochemical. |
| 4 | -i k u l | acoustical, alphabetical, analytical, antithetical, apolitical, archaeological, archeological, astrological, astronautical, asymmetrical, atypical, autobiographical, bicycle, biographical, biological, biomedical, biotechnological, botanical, categorical, cervical, chronological, classical, conical, critical, cubicle, cyclical, cylindrical, cynical, dermatological, diabolical, dialectical, ecclesiastical, ecological, ecumenical, egotistical, electrical, electromechanical, elliptical, empirical, encyclical, epidemiological, eschatological, ethical, ethnical, evangelical, fanatical, galenical, geographical, geological, geometrical, geopolitical, graphical, gynecological, helical, heretical, historical, hypercritical, hypocritical, hysterical, icicle, identical, ideological, illogical, immunological, ironical, lackadaisical, lexical, liturgical, logical, logistical, lyrical, magical, mathematical, mechanical, metallurgical, metaphorical, metaphysical, methodological, metrical, morphological, musical, mystical, mythological, neoclassical, neurological, nonelectrical, nonpolitical, nonsensical, nonsurgical, nontechnical, ontological, optical, ornithological, paradoxical, pathological, pedagogical, periodical, pharmaceutical, pharmacological, philosophical, phonological, physical, physiological, popsicle, preclinical, problematical, prototypical, psychical, psychological, puritanical, rabbinical, radiological, rhetorical, sabbatical, semiclassical, semicylindrical, semitropical, serological, sociological, spherical, statistical, stereotypical, strategical, surgical, symmetrical, tactical, technical, technological, teleological, testicle, theatrical, theological, theoretical, topical, toxicological, tricycle, tropical, typographical, tyrannical, umbilical, uncritical, unethical, untypical, vehicle, vertical, viatical, virological, whimsical, zoological. |
| 3 | -k u l | aeronautical, agrochemical, allegorical, anarchical, anatomical, ankle, anthropological, article, barnacle, biblical, bifocal, biochemical, brickle, buckle, cackle, chemical, Chronicle, chuckle, circle, clavicle, clerical, clinical, commonsensical, coracle, cortical, crackle, cuticle, cycle, debacle, diacritical, domical, ducal, encircle, epochal, equivocal, etymological, farcical, fecal, fickle, fiscal, focal, follicle, freckle, geophysical, gonococcal, grackle, grammatical, granduncle, hackle, heckle, heterocercal, hierarchical, honeysuckle, Huckle, hypothetical, impractical, jackal, knuckle, local, maniacal, matriarchal, medical, meikle, meteorological, methodical, Mickle, miracle, monocle, motorcycle, muckle, mythical, nautical, nickel, Nickle, Nicol, numerical, obstacle, Oracle, oratorical, particle, patriarchal, photochemical, pickle, pinnacle, polemical, political, pontifical, practical, pumpernickel, quizzical, radical, ramshackle, rankle, rascal, receptacle, reciprocal, recycle, ruckle, runkle, satirical, shackle, shekel, sickle, skeptical, Sokol, sparkle, speckle, spectacle, sprinkle, stickle, suckle, tabernacle, tackle, tentacle, tickle, tinkle, trickle, twinkle, typical, uncle, unequivocal, unicycle, unshackle, vocal, Winkle, wrinkle. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-c-e-i-l-m-n-n-o-o-u" | |
-2 letters: councilman, councilmen, economical, uneconomic. | |
-3 letters: luminance, monocline, nucleonic. | |
-4 letters: coelomic, economic, monecian, noumenal. | |
-5 letters: alencon, alumine, calcine, calcium, cannoli, canonic, cauline, cocaine, coeliac, colonic, comical, conceal, conical, cooncan, council, encinal, encomia, inocula, laconic, leucoma, limacon, lineman, melanic, melanin, monocle, nominal, noncola, noumena, nuclein, nucleon, oceanic, oinomel, uncinal, unclean, uncomic. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-c-e-i-l-m-n-n-o-o-u" | |
+4 letters: countercomplaint. | |
+5 letters: countercomplaints, telecommunication. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)55 6E 65 63 6F 6E 6F 6D 69 63 61 6C |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)..- -. . -.-. --- -. --- -- .. -.-. .- .-.. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010101 01101110 01100101 01100011 01101111 01101110 01101111 01101101 01101001 01100011 01100001 01101100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)U n e c o n o m i c a l |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0055 006E 0065 0063 006F 006E 006F 006D 0069 0063 0061 006C |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)558071698180817975696778 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Quotations: Non-fiction | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Expressions 7. Translations: Modern 8. Rhymes | 9. Anagrams 10. Orthography 11. Bibliography |
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