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Unsalable vs Unsellable - What's the difference?

unsalable | unsellable | Synonyms |

Unsellable is a synonym of unsalable.



As adjectives the difference between unsalable and unsellable

is that unsalable is not salable; unmerchantable while unsellable is not sellable; very hard to sell.

As a noun unsalable

is that which cannot be sold.

unsalable

English

Alternative forms

* unsaleable

Noun

(unsalables)
  • That which cannot be sold.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not salable; unmerchantable.
  • * 1990 , Clyde E. Stauffer, Functional Additives for Bakery Foods (page 261)
    • The spread ratio of the cookie can be crucial in a commercial plant; if the ratio suddenly changes (in either direction), the cookies may not fit into the carton or tray and may be unsalable because they are unpackageable.

    References

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    unsellable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not sellable; very hard to sell.
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    • , passage=Basic questions about how the various parts of the program would work, especially those involving the unsellable mortgages that banks are holding and preventing home foreclosures, were left for another day.}}

    Synonyms

    *(not sellable) unsalable, unmerchantable, unmarketable

    Antonyms

    *(not sellable) salable, sellable, merchantable, marketable