unviable

un·vi·a·ble | \ ˌən-ˈvī-ə-bəl \

Definition of unviable

: incapable of growth or development : not viable unviable seeds an unviable business/investment

Examples of unviable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Besides banking, which is already grappling with a bad loans crisis, insurance companies may see their business become unviable depending on the claims that will be made when the dust settles. — Jayati Ghosh, Quartz India, "Indian economy was rolling down a hill. With Covid-19, it’s falling off a cliff," 2 Apr. 2020 The competition unleashed by the service revolution made many of these conglomerates unviable, leading to a long period of breakups and buyouts. — Chang-tai Hsieh And Esteban Rossi-hansberg, WSJ, "Big Business Is Driving America’s Smaller Cities," 6 Feb. 2020

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