unmarketable

/'ʌn'mɑ:kitəbl/

Thân thiện

The old, unmarketable toys sat in a dusty box in the attic.

Definition

1. 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.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. not capable of being sold
2. not fit for sale

Từ đồng nghĩa

• unmerchantable
• unvendible