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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 marketable English unmarketable From un- + marketable.
Meanings
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Not marketable.
"Good Lord! oh, Lord! Why, my dear sir, what duty do you owe to the public? The only duty you owe is to me, your publisher! It is your duty to write what will sell, and I tell you reasons are unmarketable commodities."
1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Publishing”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 14:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unmarketable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unmarketable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (4)
fr incommercialisable (not marketable) · no uselgelig (not marketable) · fi markkinakelvoton (not marketable) · gl invendíbel (not marketable)