unsellable
unsellable adjective: not sellable; very hard to sell.
Adjective
unsellable (comparative more unsellable, superlative most unsellable)
- Not sellable; very hard to sell.
- Basic questions about how the various parts of the program would work, especially those involving the unsellable mortgages that banks are holding and preventing home foreclosures, were left for another day.2009 February 11, Edmund L. Andrews, “Bailout Plan: $2.5 Trillion and a Strong U.S. Hand”, in New York Times
- Synonyms:
- unsaleable, unmerchantable, unmarketable
- Antonyms:
- salable, sellable, merchantable, marketable
Synonyms of unsellable
Antonyms
Forms of unsellable
| comparative | more unsellable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unsellable |
Origin of unsellable
From un- + sellable.
Questions about unsellable
- What does unsellable mean?
- Unsellable means not sellable; very hard to sell.
- What part of speech is unsellable?
- Unsellable is an adjective.
Words near unsellable in the dictionary
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