unsaleable
Syllables: un·sale·ableUK/ˌʌnˈseɪləbl̩/
unsaleable adjective: not sellable.
Adjective
unsaleable (comparative more unsaleable, superlative most unsaleable)
- Not sellable.
- Rita was drifting about the shop one morning, and had stopped to meditate glumly over an unsaleable collection of old chairs, when a little old man entered the shop and stopped to eject a loud snort at the chairs, too.1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 62
- After the fully documented records have been made available for study by experts of other railways in a few months' time, the high-powered diesel-hydraulic locomotive might become an increasingly unsaleable commodity in world markets.1963 January, G. Freeman Allen, “Why B.R. are dropping high-power diesel-hydraulics”, in Modern Railways, page 25
- Synonyms:
- unsellable, unmerchantable, unmarketable
- Antonyms:
- salable, sellable, merchantable, marketable
Noun
unsaleable (plural unsaleables)
- Something that cannot be sold.
Synonyms of unsaleable
Antonyms
Forms of unsaleable
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more unsaleable |
| superlative | most unsaleable |
| alternative form | unsalable |
| Noun | |
| plural | unsaleables |
Origin of unsaleable
From un- + saleable.
Words formed from unsaleable
Questions about unsaleable
- What does unsaleable mean?
- Unsaleable means not sellable.
- What part of speech is unsaleable?
- Unsaleable can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce unsaleable?
- Unsaleable is pronounced /ˌʌnˈseɪləbl̩/ (UK).
Words near unsaleable in the dictionary
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