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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌkɔɪ̯flɪç
"Aufgrund der Mängel ist die Ware völlig unverkäuflich."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not able to be sold or difficult to sell because of poor quality, lack of demand, or unsuitability.
"Changes in consumer preferences rendered their traditional products entirely unmarketable." - 2
Unfit or ineligible to be offered for sale in a commercial market due to regulatory or practical barriers.
"The damaged shipment of electronics was deemed unmarketable by the safety inspectors."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix un- (Old English 'on-', meaning not) combined with marketable, which originates from the noun 'market' (from Latin 'merratus', traffic, trade) and the suffix '-able' (from Latin '-abilis'). The term evolved in late Modern English to describe goods, services, or skills that fail to meet commercial viability standards.
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invendable
Transliteration: ɛ̃.vɑ̃.dabl
"Ce produit est devenu invendable sur le marché actuel."
unverkäuflich
Transliteration: ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌkɔɪ̯flɪç
"Aufgrund der Mängel ist die Ware völlig unverkäuflich."
invendibile
Transliteration: in.venˈdi.bi.le
"Il difetto di fabbricazione ha reso l'articolo invendibile."
incomerciable
Transliteration: iŋ.ko.meɾˈsja.βle
"El lote de productos resultó incomerciable debido a los daños."
inevendível
Transliteration: i.nẽ.vẽˈdi.vɛw
"A baixa qualidade tornou o item inevendível."
अविक्रेय
Transliteration: avikreya
"खराब गुणवत्ता के कारण यह उत्पाद अविक्रेय हो गया है।"
无销路的
Transliteration: wú xiāolù de
"由于设计过时，这件商品现在完全无销路了。"
판로가 없는
Transliteration: panroga eopsneun
"그 제품은 품질 문제로 인해 판로가 없는 상태가 되었다."
売れない
Transliteration: urenai
"その商品は流行遅れで売れないものになってしまった。"
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