unsalable

U1N1S1A1L1A1B3L1E1

noun

Something that cannot be sold.

Similar
unsaleableunmarketableunmerchantableunvendible
Opposite
salable
OriginEnglish salable ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

noununsalable (plural unsalables)

plural unsalables · alternative unsaleable

  1. USSomething that cannot be sold.
adjectiveunsalable (comparative more unsalable, superlative most unsalable)

comparative more unsalable · superlative most unsalable · alternative unsaleable

  1. Not salable; unmerchantable.

    The spread ratio of the cookie can be crucial in a commercial plant; if the ratio suddenly changes (in either direction), the cookies may not fit into the carton or tray and may be unsalable because they are unpackageable.

    1990, Clyde E. Stauffer, Functional Additives for Bakery Foods, page 261

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveimpossible to sell

Similar
unsaleableunmarketableunmerchantableunvendible
Opposite
salable
Also see
unmarketableunmerchantableunsaleableunvendible

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishsalable
  9. Englishunsalable

From un- + salable.

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Cite this entry
APA

unsalable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsalable

MLA

“unsalable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsalable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unsalable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsalable.

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