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unsellable

/ʌnˈsɛləbl̩/

Meanings
adjective
Not sellable; very hard to sell.

Examples :

"The old, broken car in the driveway was practically unsellable. "
business economy commerce

Related Words

Illustration driveway

driveway noun

/ˈdraɪvˌweɪ/

Short private road that leads to a house or garage.

"The children played in the driveway before school. "

Illustration not

not noun

/nɒt/ /nɑt/

A unary operation on logical values that changes true to false, and false to true.

"The not of the student's attendance record meant they were absent. "

Illustration car

car noun

/kɑː/ /kɑɹ/

A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation.

"She drove her car to the mall."

Illustration sell

sell noun

/sɛl/

An act of selling.

"This is going to be a tough sell."

Illustration practically

practically adverb

/ˈpɹæktɪkli/

In practice; in effect. Not necessarily officially the case but what actually occurs.

"My parents practically live at the grocery store, they shop there so often. "

Illustration to

to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

Illustration very

very adjective

/ˈvɛɹi/

True, real, actual.

"He tried his very best."

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hard noun

/hɑːd/ /hɑɹd/

A firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.

"The boat was hauled out of the water using the nearby hard. "

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in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.

"His parents got him an in with the company."

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old noun

/ˈɒʊld/ /ˈoʊld/

(with the, invariable plural only) People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.

"A civilised society should always look after the old in the community."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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broken verb

/ˈbɹəʊkən/

To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.

"If the vase falls to the floor, it might break."