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untraded

untraded

6.5
A thing that people do not buy or sell because there is no market for it
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈtreɪdɪd/
translation icon : no comercializado
  • Previously untraded goods and services are now increasingly and routinely exchanged in the marketplace: for example, child care, household work, care for elderly parents, human ova and sperm, blood, and commercial surrogacy.

Examples

  • Some traditional crafts are often untraded due to their limited appeal in modern markets.

  • Many forms of labor, like volunteer work, can be considered untraded since they do not involve any payment.

  • The rare artifacts remained untraded as collectors preferred more popular items.

Synonyms

unsold
vsuntraded
10 1.4

Not bought by anyone yet

focuses on absence from markets or any commercial exchange
unpurchased
vsuntraded
1 4.8

Not bought by anyone

is broader covering lack of sale or any trade involvement

Compounds

untraded item
7.2

A thing that has not been bought or sold

How Traded

sold
1.0
untraded
6.5

Surface Forms

untraded positive

Morphology

untraded = traded (transparent) = un + trade + ed

The negative prefix 'un-' applies directly to the participial/adjectival 'traded' to mean 'not bought or sold', which is a straightforward negation.

Etymology

The word untraded comes from the negative prefix un- meaning 'not' and the verb trade meaning 'to buy and sell'. So untraded literally means 'not bought or sold' and is used for shares or items that are not in the market or on a stock exchange.