uneconomic

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English economic English uneconomic From un- + economic.

1. Financially inefficient, costly, wasteful, or loss-making.

   “Since the modernisation plan was launched, the policy of withdrawing uneconomic services has been continued.”

   “Barker believed that evidence was emerging that a "solid proportion" of operations were "grossly uneconomic", and that no amount of improvement in equipment would make them viable. He suggested that "while the superstructure of the report is correct, the foundations require radical re-examination".”