Merchantable vs Unsellable - What's the difference?
merchantable | unsellable | Antonyms |
Fit for market; such as is usually sold in market, or such as will bring the ordinary price; as, merchantable wheat; sometimes, a technical designation for a particular kind or class.
Not sellable; very hard to sell.
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Unsellable is a antonym of merchantable.
As adjectives the difference between merchantable and unsellable
is that merchantable is fit for market; such as is usually sold in market, or such as will bring the ordinary price; as, merchantable wheat; sometimes, a technical designation for a particular kind or class while unsellable is not sellable; very hard to sell.merchantable
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