uneconomic
adjective
un·eco·nom·ic
ˌən-ˌe-kə-ˈnä-mik 
-ˌē-kə-
variants
or uneconomical
ˌən-ˌe-kə-ˈnä-mi-kəl
-ˌē-kə-
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Chevron bought Texas in 2001 for $36 billion at a time when the Permian position was considered a depleted afterthought before the shale revolution unlocked reservoirs previously considered uneconomic.
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Jordan Blum, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025
The rapidly dropping cost of inference means that use cases that are uneconomic today may not be six to 12 months in the future.
—Jeffrey Hammond, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
The results have been a large increase in energy costs for households and industry, driven by levies to subsidise uneconomic generation, and rising volatility in electricity markets accompanied by a higher risk of power outages in future.
—Gordon Hughes, National Review, 13 May 2024
Car-makers have warned that U.K. electric-vehicle manufacturing may become uneconomic under the existing U.K.-EU trade deal, which from 2024 requires 45% of the value of EVs to come from the U.K. or EU to avoid tariffs.
—WSJ, 2 June 2023
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Jordan Blum, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025
The rapidly dropping cost of inference means that use cases that are uneconomic today may not be six to 12 months in the future.
—Jeffrey Hammond, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
The results have been a large increase in energy costs for households and industry, driven by levies to subsidise uneconomic generation, and rising volatility in electricity markets accompanied by a higher risk of power outages in future.
—Gordon Hughes, National Review, 13 May 2024
Car-makers have warned that U.K. electric-vehicle manufacturing may become uneconomic under the existing U.K.-EU trade deal, which from 2024 requires 45% of the value of EVs to come from the U.K. or EU to avoid tariffs.
—WSJ, 2 June 2023
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“Uneconomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uneconomic. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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