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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

非効率

Native Script:日本語

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hikōritsu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Inefficiency/ˌɪn.ɪˈfɪʃ.ən.si/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"システム全体の非効率を改善する必要があります。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A lack of ability to do something well or to manage time, money, and resources successfully without waste.

    "The new management team was brought in to eliminate waste and reduce bureaucratic inefficiency."
  2. 2

    A specific failing, fault, or shortcoming that causes waste or prevents optimal performance.

    "An outdated heating system was the primary inefficiency driving up the building's monthly energy costs."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin prefix 'in-' meaning 'not', combined with 'efficientia', stemming from 'efficere' meaning 'to accomplish' or 'effect'. It entered the English language in the early 17th century to denote a lack of power, capability, or economy in producing a desired result.

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