BusinessSeptember 4, 2026
unsustainability
un-suh-STAY-nuh-BIL-uh-tee
Definition
The quality of not being able to be maintained at a certain level or rate, specifically in the context of economic viability.
Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'sustinere' (to hold up or support), the term combines the prefix 'un-' (not) with 'sustain' and the suffix '-ability,' emerging in modern English to describe systems or practices that cannot endure over time.
In the news
The Jasper Park Chamber of Commerce warns that high property tax rates push businesses toward a state where they can no longer operate, creating an existential risk to the community's economic base.
Chamber challenges Jasper’s 5:1 tax ratio
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