unmarketable
/'ʌn'mɑ:kitəbl/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Not capable of being sold: Describes a product, service, or asset for which there is no demand or which cannot be sold under any reasonable conditions.
- Not fit for sale: Describes something that is unsuitable for sale, often due to poor quality, legal restrictions, or being damaged.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The batch was declared unmarketable due to a manufacturing defect.
- His skills became unmarketable after the industry shifted to new technology.
- The fruit was bruised and unmarketable, so it was discarded.
Advanced Usage
- Economic/Commercial Context: Often used in business, agriculture, and manufacturing to describe goods that cannot be sold at a profit or at all.
- The company wrote off millions in unmarketable inventory.
- Labor/Market Context: Can describe skills, qualifications, or a workforce that is not in demand.
- Fearing his degree was becoming unmarketable, he took additional courses.
Variants and Related Words
- Unsalable (adj): A direct synonym meaning not able to be sold.
- Marketable (adj): The direct opposite, meaning fit or able to be sold; in demand.
Synonyms
- Unsalable
- Unsellable
- Unvendible
Antonyms
- Marketable
- Salable
- Vendible
Related Phrases/Idioms
- "To be stuck with unmarketable stock": To be left with goods that cannot be sold.
- The retailer was stuck with unmarketable stock after the trend passed.
- "An unmarketable proposition": An idea, plan, or offer that is not attractive or feasible to others.
- Investors saw the risky scheme as an unmarketable proposition.
Adjective
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not capable of being sold
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not fit for sale
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