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untradable

untradable

5.7
You cannot buy or sell it in a market
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈtreɪdəbl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : no negociable
  • Due to the declining demand, the product was labeled untradable, leaving the manufacturer with unsold stock.

Examples

  • 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.

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  • The company's assets became untradable after new regulations were enforced, making it impossible to sell them in the market.

  • 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.

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  • Investors avoided the stocks, considering them untradable because they were no longer listed on any exchange.

Synonyms

unmarketable
vsuntradable
1 6.1

Hard to sell because buyers do not want it

indicates an actual prohibition from being bought or sold
untradeable
vsuntradable
1 6.0

People cannot buy, sell, or exchange it

is the same meaning but a different spelling form
unexchangeable
vsuntradable
1 7.3

You cannot return or change it after you buy it

applies specifically to buying and selling within a market context
non-negotiable
vsuntradable
  • Specialized
7.0

Cannot be sold or exchanged for money

focuses specifically on prohibition of buying or selling in markets
unsalable
vsuntradable
6.5

A thing too damaged or unwanted for people to buy

refers instead to an inability to be sold at all in markets
unvendible
vsuntradable
9.9

Not fit to sell because it is damaged or spoiled

states a legal or market prohibition on buying or selling it
unmerchantable
vsuntradable
9.9

Not good enough to sell in a shop because of damage or spoilage

means it cannot be bought or sold regardless of quality reasons

Antonyms

3 3.7

Can be bought or sold

How Tradable

tradable
3 3.7
restricted
18 3.9
untradable
  • Specialized
5.7
unsalable
6.5

Surface Forms

untradable positive

Morphology

untradable = tradable (transparent) = un + trade + able

A straightforward prefixation of 'un-' to the adjective 'tradable' (trade + -able), producing the negated meaning.

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.