The report makes unfavourable comparisons with the system used in France.
His business methods have attracted plenty of unfavourable comments.
They had finally gained independence, but on very unfavourable terms.
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unfavourable — un‧fa‧vour‧a‧ble [ʌnˈfeɪvrəbl] , unfavorable adjective opposite to what is needed or wanted: • Market conditions had become unfavourable. • an unfavourable balance of payments (= when a country imports more than it exports ) * * * unfavourable… … Financial and business terms
unfavourable — (US unfavorable) ► ADJECTIVE 1) expressing lack of approval. 2) adverse; inauspicious. DERIVATIVES unfavourably adverb … English terms dictionary
unfavourable — [[t]ʌ̱nfe͟ɪvərəb(ə)l[/t]] (in AM, use unfavorable) 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Unfavourable conditions or circumstances cause problems for you and reduce your chances of success. Unfavourable economic conditions were blocking a recovery of the… … English dictionary
unfavourable — un|fa|vour|a|ble BrE unfavorable AmE [ʌnˈfeıvərəbəl] adj 1.) unfavourable conditions, situations etc are not good ▪ unfavourable circumstances 2.) if someone s reaction or attitude to something is unfavourable, they do not like it ▪ unfavourable… … Dictionary of contemporary English
unfavourable — BrE, unfavorable AmE adjective 1 unfavourable conditions, situations etc are not as good as they should be or usually are: unfavourable weather 2 expressing disapproval: That new television series has had unfavourable reviews. unfavourably adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
unfavourable — /ʌn feɪv(ə)rəb(ə)l/ adjective not favourable (NOTE: the American spelling is unfavorable) ♦ unfavourable balance of trade a situation where a country imports more than it exports ♦ unfavourable exchange rate an exchange rate which gives an amount … Marketing dictionary in english
unfavourable — /ʌn feɪv(ə)rəb(ə)l/ adjective not favourable (NOTE: The US spelling is unfavorable.) ♦ unfavourable balance of trade a situation where a country imports more than it exports ♦ unfavourable exchange rate an exchange rate which gives an amount of… … Dictionary of banking and finance
unfavourable — adj. BE; AE spelling: unfavorable unfavourable to * * * [ʌn feɪv(ə)rəb(ə)l] unfavourable to … Combinatory dictionary
unfavourable — [ʌnˈfeɪv(ə)rəb(ə)l] adj 1) not positive, or not showing approval Syn: critical 2) an unfavourable situation is one that is not suitable for doing something in unfavourable weather conditions[/ex] unfavourably adv … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
unfavourable — adj. Unfavourable/unfavorable is used with these nouns: ↑circumstance, ↑climate, ↑comment, ↑comparison, ↑condition, ↑impression, ↑publicity, ↑rating, ↑term … Collocations dictionary
