uneconomical

/əˌnɛkəˈnɑmɪkəɫ/ adj

not economical

Word Origin From Greek oikos 'house' + nemein 'manage' — economy is literally 'household management.' Uneconomical means not managing resources well, wasteful. The same roots give us ecology (study of the house, environment) and nomad (one who manages grazing). So uneconomical is like a poorly run household.

adj not economical

Driving such a large car for city commuting is highly uneconomical.

(形容词) 不经济的;浪费的;不划算的

开这么大的车在城市通勤非常不经济。

(adjetivo) antieconómico; no económico; despilfarrador; derrochador [No económico.]

Conducir un auto tan grande para los traslados por la ciudad es altamente poco económico.

(adjectif) non rentable; dispendieux; coûteux; ruineux [Qui n'est pas économique ; qui entraîne des dépenses ou une consommation excessives.]

Conduire une si grosse voiture pour aller en ville est très uneconomical.

(Adjektiv) unwirtschaftlich; unrentabel [**uneconomical** *Adj.* – unwirtschaftlich; mit unnötig hohem Aufwand an Ressourcen, Zeit oder Kosten verbunden.]

Mit einem so großen Auto in der Stadt zu pendeln, ist äußerst **uneconomical**.

(形容詞) 経済的でない。費用対効果が悪いさま。

街中への通勤に大きな車を使うのは極めて経済的とは言えない。

(adjetivo) antieconômico; não econômico; dispendioso [Não econômico; antieconômico.]

Dirigir um carro tão grande no trânsito da cidade é altamente antieconômico.

Word parts: un + econom + ic + al

Common collocations

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