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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unsalable

/ənsˈeɪləbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables
un-sal-able
IPA
/ənsˈeɪləbəl/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something that cannot be sold.

American usage

adj

Not salable; unmerchantable.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English salable English unsalable From un- + salable.

Usage

Inflected Forms

unsalables (plural) unsaleable (alternative) more unsalable (comparative) most unsalable (superlative)

Synonyms

unsaleable

Rhymes With

available unavailable scalable unassailable saleable salable unsaleable

Questions

How do you pronounce unsalable?
The recorded pronunciation is /ənsˈeɪləbəl/.
What does unsalable mean?
Something that cannot be sold.
Where does unsalable come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English salable English unsalable From un- + salable.

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