Standard Lemma guide

unsaleable

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˌʌnˈseɪləbl̩/
  • homophone: unsailable
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 N S EY1 L AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not sellable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unsellable, unmerchantable, unmarketable

Antonyms: salable, sellable, merchantable, marketable

2

noun

Meaning 2

Something that cannot be sold.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

impossible to sell

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unsalable

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From un- + saleable.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: непродаваем (neprodavaem) — not saleable
  • Catalan: invendible — not saleable
  • Dutch: onverkoopbaar — not saleable
  • Finnish: myyntikelvoton — not saleable
  • Finnish: kaupaksi käymätön — not saleable
  • French: invendable — not saleable
  • German: unverkäuflich — not saleable
  • Hungarian: eladhatatlan — not saleable
  • Italian: invendibile — not saleable
  • Polish: niesprzedawalny — not saleable
  • Portuguese: invendável — not saleable
  • Portuguese: invendível — not saleable
  • Spanish: invendible — not saleable