untradable
- adjective
- /ʌnˈtreɪdəbl/
- Specialized
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no negociable
- Due to the declining demand, the product was labeled untradable, leaving the manufacturer with unsold stock.
Examples
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And dealing Lopez, a nice backup center, makes some sense if it's true—as rumored—that he would only sign the one-year qualifying offer with Phoenix, which would have rendered him essentially untradable.
Blog text (27) -
The company's assets became untradable after new regulations were enforced, making it impossible to sell them in the market.
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I have no problem calling out Sandy when it's due; he totally screwed up the bullpen and wasted all of the few millions the Mets did have to spend last offseason, but make no mistake, this team isn't competing because half the payroll is being eaten up by two untradable players and the owners have refused to open the piggy bank to fix the rest of the team.
Blog text (5) -
Investors avoided the stocks, considering them untradable because they were no longer listed on any exchange.
Synonyms
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6.1
Hard to sell because buyers do not want it
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6.0
People cannot buy, sell, or exchange it
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7.3
You cannot return or change it after you buy it
Cannot be sold or exchanged for money
A thing too damaged or unwanted for people to buy
Not fit to sell because it is damaged or spoiled
Not good enough to sell in a shop because of damage or spoilage
Antonyms
How Tradable
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Morphology
Etymology
Untradable breaks into un- meaning 'not' and trade meaning 'buy or sell'. So, untradable describes something that cannot 'be bought or sold' in a market.