inefficiency

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inefficiency

noun inefficiencies

  1. countable, uncountable Lack of efficiency or effectiveness. Yet only 21 percent of adult TANF recipients are working today, largely because of these inefficiencies and loopholes.

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noun degree or measure of someone or something's lack of efficiency or effectiveness

Portuguêsineficiência
Françaisinefficacité
DeutschIneffizienz

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@misc{inefficiency_2026,
  title = {inefficiency},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inefficiency},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}