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单词 false economy
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false economy
noun[Cusually singular]
uk
/ˌfɒls ɪˈkɒn.ə.mi/us
/ˌfɑːls ɪˈkɑː.nə.mi/
anactionthatsavesmoneyat thebeginningbut, over alongerperiodoftime,resultsin moremoneybeingwastedthan beingsaved:
假实惠
Buyingcheaphouseholdappliancesis afalseeconomy- they'retwiceaslikelytobreakdown.买廉价的大件家用电器只是表面实惠——它们出故障的几率高了一倍。
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(Definition offalse economyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

false economy| Business English

false economy
noun[S]
uk
us
something that you do inordertosavemoneybut whichcostsyou moremoneylater:
Notfullyinsuringyourpossessions is afalseeconomy, as anyclaimyou make may berefused.
(Definition offalse economyfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffalse economy

false economy
Such savings were often afalseeconomy, as the cheap fence was quickly found out through exposure to the elements and the peregrinations of people and stock.
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In tough economic times, all public services are under pressure, but cutting back on enforcement of consumer rights can only befalseeconomy.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Does he agree that that represents afalseeconomy?
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It would be afalseeconomyto save money on the project now, because it would cost more in the long term.
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That is not because anyone wants to stir up trouble, but because it will be afalseeconomyif the commission is underfunded.
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It would be afalseeconomy—bad not only for patients, but for financial reasons—to close community hospital beds in the way proposed.
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Lives are often at stake here and it isfalseeconomynot to provide for these contingencies.
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Very often they have not been replaced, either because of fecklessness or because of a sense offalseeconomy.
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It would befalseeconomyif it were so exercised.
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It is afalseeconomyand the industry will regret it.
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It is afalseeconomyto cut research expenditure in this manner.
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But it is afalseeconomyto think that the defence establishment can save employment.
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It would be afalseeconomyto base hopes on defence expenditure which can be changed and can be cut.
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I am sure that any reduction in the general level would be afalseeconomy.
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But there is such a thing asfalseeconomy.
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