unsellable

adjective

un·​sell·​able ˌən-ˈse-lə-bəl How to pronounce unsellable (audio)
Synonyms of unsellablenext
: unable or unfit to be sold : not sellable
unsellable titles
damaged and unsellable goods

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One community effort already in place is Sprouts’ Food Rescue program, a program that donates unsellable, but edible, groceries to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. — Shi Bradley, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026 If an item is deemed unsellable and requires disposal, Goodwill may offer to dispose of it for a fee between $25 and $35. — Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 30 July 2026 However, conventional feed used by large producers can contain poultry meal (small bits of unsellable chicken from processing), bone meal, feather meal, or animal lard. — Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 26 July 2026 Hala Shamas, founder of alcohol retailer Sipsy, has already experienced how abruptly an emerging adult-beverage category can become unsellable. — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for unsellable

Word History

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unsellable was in 1975

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“Unsellable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsellable. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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