Footer

    Download on the App StoreGet it on Google Play

    About

    • About Us
    • Our Learning Services
    • Join Us
    • FAQ
    • Hot Tags

    Services

    • Pronunciation Challenge
    • Saved
    • Search Vocabulary
    • Blog

    Channels

    Levels

    • A1
    • A2
    • B1
    • B2
    • C1
    • C2

    Privacy˙Terms˙
    ©2026 VoiceTube Corporation. All rights reserved

    inefficiency

    US /ɪnəˈfɪʃənsɪ/

    ・

    UK /ˌɪnɪ'fɪʃntənsɪ/

    B1
    n. (u.)Uncountable NounLack of effectiveness; poor use of resources
    Hiring too many people leads to inefficiency in the office

    Video subtitles

    Why Zelenskyy reversed course on anti-corruption reform | DW News

    16:43Why Zelenskyy reversed course on anti-corruption reform | DW News
    • So after 2014, when Ukraine has taken that break, with Russia moved closer to the EU and really tried to battle those issues of corruption and government inefficiency, Ukraine set up a dedicated anti-corruption ecosystem, which includes four key bodies.

      So after 2014, when Ukraine has taken that break, with Russia moved closer to the EU and really tried to battle those issues of corruption and government inefficiency, Ukraine set up a dedicated anti-corruption ecosystem, which includes four key bodies.

    • So after 2014, when Ukraine has taken that break, with Russia moved closer to the EU and really tried to battle those issues of corruption and government inefficiency, Ukraine set up a dedicated anti-corruption ecosystem, which includes four key bodies.

      So after 2014, when Ukraine has taken that break, with Russia moved closer to the EU and really tried to battle those issues of corruption and government inefficiency, Ukraine set up a dedicated anti-corruption ecosystem, which includes four key bodies.

    B1

    RONALD REAGAN vs. TARIFFS: 1987 speech gains NEW LIFE in 2025

    05:11RONALD REAGAN vs. TARIFFS: 1987 speech gains NEW LIFE in 2025
    • So soon, because of the prices made artificially high by tariffs that subsidize inefficiency and poor management, people stop buying.

      So soon, because of the prices made artificially high by tariffs that subsidize inefficiency and poor management, people stop buying.

    • So soon, because of the prices made artificially high by tariffs that subsidize inefficiency and poor management, people stop buying.

      So soon, because of the prices made artificially high by tariffs that subsidize inefficiency and poor management, people stop buying.

    B1

    What is a quant trader?

    33:42What is a quant trader?
    • So they'll be actually trying to exploit kind of physical inefficiency of the system some of the time.

      So they'll be actually trying to exploit kind of physical inefficiency of the system some of the time.

    • physical inefficiency in the system, some of the time. It won't be

      physical inefficiency in the system, some of the time. It won't be

    B1

    How Amazon Delivers On One-Day Shipping Works

    20:20How Amazon Delivers On One-Day Shipping Works
    • At one warehouse in Baltimore, The Verge reported that Amazon terminated 300 full-time associates in a one-year period between 2017 and 2018 for inefficiency.

      At one warehouse in Baltimore, The Verge reported that Amazon terminated 300 full-time associates in a one-year period between 2017 and 2018 for inefficiency.

    • inefficiency. Amazon said in a statement that "the number of employee

      inefficiency. Amazon said in a statement that "the number of employee

    B1

    Peter Joseph - Where are we now? - London 2009-07-25

    08:56Peter Joseph - Where are we now? - London 2009-07-25
    • material abundance, is because our financial system is based entirely on the perpetuation of scarcity and inefficiency.

      material abundance, is because our financial system is based entirely on the perpetuation of scarcity and inefficiency.

    • They are products of the creation, perpetuation, and preservation of artificial scarcity and inefficiency.

      They are products of the creation, perpetuation, and preservation of artificial scarcity and inefficiency.

    B1

    Performance Tuning Best Practices for MySQL

    43:33Performance Tuning Best Practices for MySQL
    • we'll talk--we'll go into detail on this later. Bad coding practices. MySQL has some inefficiency

      we'll talk--we'll go into detail on this later. Bad coding practices. MySQL has some inefficiency

    • Um, MySQL has some inefficiency problems with subqueries,

      Um, MySQL has some inefficiency problems with subqueries,

    B1

    INTJ Personality Type (Architect) - Fully Explained

    15:59INTJ Personality Type (Architect) - Fully Explained
    • Impatience with Inefficiency INTJs are highly goal-oriented and strive for efficiency and effectiveness in all aspects of their lives.

      Impatience with Inefficiency INTJs are highly goal-oriented and strive for efficiency and effectiveness in all aspects of their lives.

    • Impatience with Inefficiency INTJs are highly goal-oriented and strive for efficiency and effectiveness in all aspects of their lives.

      Impatience with Inefficiency INTJs are highly goal-oriented and strive for efficiency and effectiveness in all aspects of their lives.

    B2

    Specialization and Trade: Crash Course Economics #2

    09:04Specialization and Trade: Crash Course Economics #2
    • Mr. Clifford: Adam Smith was on to something. Self-sufficiency is inefficiency and inefficiency

      Mr. Clifford: Adam Smith was on to something. Self-sufficiency is inefficiency and inefficiency

    • Self-sufficiency is inefficiency, and inefficiency can lead to poverty.

      Self-sufficiency is inefficiency, and inefficiency can lead to poverty.

    B1

    Top 10 INCREDIBLE Alternatives to Alternative ENERGY

    11:17Top 10 INCREDIBLE Alternatives to Alternative ENERGY
    • We just discussed the vast amount of energy the sun produces and the inefficiency of standard solar panels.

      We just discussed the vast amount of energy the sun produces and the inefficiency of standard solar panels.

    • We just discussed the vast amount of energy the sun produces and the inefficiency of standard

      We just discussed the vast amount of energy the sun produces and the inefficiency of standard

    B2

    Taxes: Crash Course Economics #31

    12:29Taxes: Crash Course Economics #31
    • Some economists say indirect taxes distort market prices and lead to one of the things most dreaded by economists, the Voldemort of economic outcomes: inefficiency.

      Some economists say indirect taxes distort market prices and lead to one of the things most dreaded by economists, the Voldemort of economic outcomes: inefficiency.

    • most dreaded by economists, the Voldemort of economic outcomes: inefficiency.

      most dreaded by economists, the Voldemort of economic outcomes: inefficiency.

    B1