unsalable
English
Alternative forms
- unsaleable
Etymology
un- + salable
Noun
unsalable (plural unsalables)
- (US) Something that cannot be sold.
Adjective
unsalable (comparative more unsalable, superlative most unsalable)
- 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.
- 1990, Clyde E. Stauffer, Functional Additives for Bakery Foods (page 261)
References
- unsalable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.