Usually means: Effort exceeds the potential gain.
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  1. not worth the candle: Merriam-Webster
  2. not worth the candle: Collins English Dictionary
  3. not worth the candle: Wordnik
  4. not worth the candle: Wiktionary
  5. Not worth the candle: Dictionary.com
  6. not worth the candle: FreeDictionary.org
  7. Not worth the candle: TheFreeDictionary.com
  8. Not worth the candle: Phrase Finder

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. not worth the candle: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. not worth the candle: Medical dictionary

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  1. not worth the candle: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (not worth the candle)

adjective:  Not worth the cost or trouble.

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