unsaleable
/' n'seil bl/ Cách viết khác : (unsaleable) /' n'seil bl/
Definition
- 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.
Adjective
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impossible to sell
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