Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Not fit for the market; not salable; of no merely pecuniary value.

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  • adjective Not marketable

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  • adjective not capable of being sold
  • adjective not fit for sale

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Examples

  • "Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire," to the Sundance film called unmarketable due to its unflinching portrayal of inner-city suffering-is now the season's most buzzed-about release.

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  • Stephen Farber talks to Precious 'Lee Daniels about his early film called unmarketable due to its unflinching portrayal of inner-city suffering-is now the season's most buzzed-about release.

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  • In time, after Nike ditched Lewis for being patently "unmarketable," his only endorsement in the United States was something called Lustrasilk, an African-American hair pomade.

    A Long Leap Of Faith 2008

  • A friend of mine is sure there are agencies out there hesitant to take on writers from rural, "unmarketable" areas such as Iowa, where we currently reside.

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  • Possible reasons why Escaping Ariston is "unmarketable":

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  • Owners of Westminster Mall sue city, saying it's made property "unmarketable"

    Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local 2010

  • Ninety percent of the residue violations cited in the report were found in dairy cows, veal calves and bob veal (to whom farmers feed "waste milk" that is "unmarketable" for human consumption) says the audit.

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed 2010

  • Ninety percent of the residue violations cited in the report were found in dairy cows, veal calves and bob veal (to whom farmers feed "waste milk" that is "unmarketable" for human consumption) says the audit.

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed 2010

  • I am surprised by the number of Facebook Pages that are popping up marketing what I would consider to be pretty "unmarketable" things for a Facebook audience.

    Original Signal - Transmitting Web 2.0 2010

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