[] the amount by which a company does not use the people, machines, etc. that it has in the best way in order to produce as much as possible quickly and at a low costX 非效率，X 无效率（企业未能善用人员、机器等来实现高效生产）◆The factory was found to have a 25% x-inefficiency.发现这家工厂存在 25% 的 X 非效率。SYNtechnical inefficiency OPPx-efficiency ▸ˌx-inefˈficient
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◆A lack of competition can make a company x-inefficient.缺乏竞争会导致企业陷入 X 非效率。