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in·ef·fi·cien·cy

 (ĭn′ĭ-fĭsh′ən-sē)
n. pl. in·ef·fi·cien·cies
1. The quality, condition, or fact of being inefficient.
2. An inefficient act, design, or procedure: pointed out certain inefficiencies in the shipping operation.
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in•ef•fi•cien•cy

(ˌɪn ɪˈfɪʃ ən si)

n., pl. -cies.
1. the quality or condition of being inefficient.
2. an instance of inefficiency.
[1740–50]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.inefficiency - unskillfulness resulting from a lack of efficiencyinefficiency - unskillfulness resulting from a lack of efficiency
unskillfulness - a lack of cognitive skill
efficiency - skillfulness in avoiding wasted time and effort; "she did the work with great efficiency"
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inefficiency

noun incompetence, slackness, sloppiness, disorganization, carelessness the inefficiency of the distribution system
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Translations
عَدَم قُدْرَه، عَدَم كَفاءَه، عَجْز
neúčinnost
ineffektivitetuduelighed
IneffizienzUntauglichkeit
dugleysi; gagnsleysi
nedostatok výkonnosti
verimsizlik

inefficiency

[ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃənsɪ] N [of method] → ineficiencia f; [of person] → incompetencia f
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inefficiency

[ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃənsi] n [system, organization] → inefficacité f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

inefficiency

n (of person) → Unfähigkeit f, → Ineffizienz f (geh); (of machine, engine) → geringe Leistung; (of factory, company) → Unproduktivität f; the inefficiency of this method → diese unrationelle Methode
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inefficiency

[ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃ/ənsɪ] n → inefficienza
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inefficient

(iniˈfiʃənt) adjective
not working or producing results etc in the best way and so wasting time, energy etc. an inefficient workman; old-fashioned, inefficient machinery.
ˌinefˈficiently adverb
ˌinefˈficiency noun
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