inelastic
AdjectiveUS[in-uh-las-tik]/ˌɪnəˈlæstɪk/4 syllables
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Adjective (1)
- not elastic“economists speak of an inelastic price structure”Opposite elasticSimilar nonresilient, dead, springlessSee also inflexible
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
In′e·las′tic adjective
1. Not elastic.
2. Economics reacting little to changing price; — of demand; as, Potatoes have an inelastic demand.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: GCIDE editors