uneconomic
adjective
un·eco·nom·ic
| \ ˌən-ˌe-kə-ˈnä-mik
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, -ˌē-kə-\
variants:
or uneconomical \ ˌən-ˌe-kə-ˈnä-mi-kəl
, -ˌē-kə- \
, -ˌē-kə- \
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The first is that some gas plants, like coal ones before them, become uneconomic as renewables keep getting cheaper. — The Economist, "Can American utilities profit from the energy transition?," 25 July 2019 These hot summer days are being used to keep otherwise uneconomic coal plants alive. — Benjamin Storrow, Scientific American, "As Temperatures Soar During Heat Wave, So Will CO2," 19 July 2019 To build the car commercially would be a completely uneconomic enterprise. — Michael J. Coren, Quartz, "The Beetle, 81, is no more," 11 July 2019 Analysts say the Bakken needs a higher oil price than other basins to be profitable because of transportation costs and other factors, potentially making the area uneconomic if U.S. oil prices stay around $50 a barrel. — Christopher M. Matthews, WSJ, "Oil’s Tumble Threatens U.S. Shale Drillers," 26 Nov. 2018 The world’s largest car market (about 25 million unit sales in 2017), China has soft-targeted 2040 for a total ban on IC transportation; but the point at which diesel becomes uneconomic for auto makers will come long before. — Dan Neil, WSJ, "Are We in the Last Days of Diesel?," 16 Aug. 2018 Using the Act to protect coal and nuclear facilities would almost certainly be more controversial, as the link between national defense and keeping uneconomic coal generators running is not well-established. — Megan Geuss, Ars Technica, "White House reportedly exploring wartime rule to help coal, nuclear," 21 Apr. 2018 If the Energy Department acts, consumers will be saddled with as much as $11.8 billion to pay for the uneconomic coal and nuclear plants. — Don Santa, Houston Chronicle, "Commentary: Administration’s action on coal, nuclear solves a problem that doesn’t exist," 5 July 2018 And a slew of new natural gas power plants have come online in recent years that would be uneconomic too close. — Justin Worland, Time, "Is the Coming Natural Gas Boom Good for the Climate? Depends Who You Ask," 22 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'uneconomic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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uneconomic
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of uneconomic
: not making a profit
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