unsalable

unsalable

English

Alternative forms

• unsaleable

Etymology

un- +‎ salable

Noun

unsalable (plural unsalables)

1. (US) Something that cannot be sold.

Adjective

unsalable (comparative more unsalable, superlative most unsalable)

1. 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

• unsalable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.