"unsaleable" meaning in English

See unsaleable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more unsaleable [comparative], most unsaleable [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + saleable. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|saleable}} un- + saleable Head templates: {{en-adj}} unsaleable (comparative more unsaleable, superlative most unsaleable)
  1. Not sellable. Synonyms: unsellable, unmerchantable, unmarketable Derived forms: unsaleability, unsaleableness Translations (not saleable): непродаваем (neprodavaem) (Bulgarian), onverkoopbaar (Dutch), myyntikelvoton (note: not fit for selling) (Finnish), kaupaksi käymätön (english: hard to sell) (Finnish), invendable (French), unverkäuflich (German), niesprzedawalny (Polish), invendável (Portuguese), invendível (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-unsaleable-en-adj-K6jWYTxJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 55 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 73 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: unsalable

Noun

Forms: unsaleables [plural]
Etymology: From un- + saleable. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|saleable}} un- + saleable Head templates: {{en-noun}} unsaleable (plural unsaleables)
  1. Something that cannot be sold.
    Sense id: en-unsaleable-en-noun-Upex9d4E Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: unsalable

Inflected forms

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