disadvantage, such as lower efficiency or higher average costs, resulting from the scale on which an enterprise produces goods or services
diseconomy in American English
(ˌdɪsɪˈkɑnəmi)
nounWord forms: plural(for 2)-mies
1.
a lack of economy
2.
something that adds costs, as opposed to something that contributes to economy or efficiency
Word origin
[1935–40; dis-1 + economy]This word is first recorded in the period 1935–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bingo, fluorocarbon, gangbuster, prime mover, roomette