unsaleable

/' n'seil bl/ Cách viết khác : (unsaleable) /' n'seil bl/

Thân thiện

The shopkeeper placed the unsaleable items on a clearance table.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Impossible to sell: Describes an item, product, or asset that cannot be sold, typically because it is defective, obsolete, unattractive, or has no market demand.

Usage

• The adjective "unsaleable" is used to describe the quality or state of an object. It is typically placed before a noun or after a linking verb like "be," "become," or "remain."
• It is the standard British English spelling. The variant "unsalable" is common in American English.

Examples

• Before a noun:
  • The company was left with a warehouse full of unsaleable goods.
  • Damage during shipping rendered the entire batch unsaleable.
• After a linking verb:
  • Without the proper certification, these products are completely unsaleable.
  • The old software became unsaleable after the new version was released.

Advanced Usage

• Economic/Business Context: Often used in formal reports, inventory assessments, and market analyses to describe stock that cannot be liquidated.
  • The audit revealed a significant portion of the inventory was unsaleable.
• Figurative Use: Can be applied metaphorically to ideas, proposals, or policies that are unacceptable or cannot gain support.
  • His radical political views were considered unsaleable to the mainstream electorate.

Variants and Related Words

• Unsalable (adj): The common American English spelling of "unsaleable," with the same meaning.
• Unmarketable (adj): Similar in meaning, often implying a lack of appeal or demand rather than an absolute impossibility to sell.
• Unvendible (adj): A less common synonym meaning not capable of being sold.

Synonyms

• Unmarketable: Not able to be marketed or sold easily.
• Unvendible: Not fit to be sold.
• Unmerchantable: Not of merchantable quality; unfit for sale.

Antonyms

• Saleable (or Salable): Fit or able to be sold.
• Marketable: Able or fit to be sold or marketed.
• Vendible: Capable of being sold.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• To be stuck with unsaleable stock: To be unable to sell inventory, resulting in a financial loss.
  • The failed product launch left the retailer stuck with unsaleable stock.
• To write off as unsaleable: To officially record an asset as having no value because it cannot be sold.
  • The accountant advised them to write off the damaged furniture as unsaleable.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. impossible to sell

Từ đồng nghĩa

• unsalable