unmerchantableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈməːtʃ(ə)ntəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈmərtʃən(t)əb(ə)l/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and merchantable adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, merchantable adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + merchantable adj.

Unsuitable for sale or purchase; unsaleable, unmarketable.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > selling > [adjective] > able to be sold > not

unsaleable1565

unmerchantable1602

unvendible1642

unmarketable1654

unsellinga1704

invendible1706

unvendable1753

sales-resistant1957

unsellable1975

1602 R. Carew Surv. Cornwall ii. f. 105^v They feed on salt vnmarchantable Pilcherd.

1670 J. Smith England's Improvem. Reviv'd 264 Vending any unmerchandable Ware..at lower Rates.

1722 London Gaz. No. 6042/6 Wines..corrupt, or unmerchantable.

1763 Brit. Mag. 4 174 Damaged and unmerchantable wines.

1818 H. T. Colebrooke On Import Colonial Corn 9 A permission to dispose of his goods..before they are..rendered unmerchantable by decay.

1896 Law Times Rep. 73 649/1 So damaged by water as to be unmerchantable as dates.

1940 Frederick (Maryland) Post 7 Aug. 6/7 To provide for the disposition of any oysters that have been declared unmerchantable.

1991 J. D. Matthews Silvicultural Syst. vi. 83 Most of the defective and otherwise unmerchantable trees are also felled to clear the patch.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unmerchantable
释义	unmerchantableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈməːtʃ(ə)ntəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈmərtʃən(t)əb(ə)l/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and merchantable adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, merchantable adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + merchantable adj. Unsuitable for sale or purchase; unsaleable, unmarketable. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > [adjective] > able to be sold > not unsaleable1565 unmerchantable1602 unvendible1642 unmarketable1654 unsellinga1704 invendible1706 unvendable1753 sales-resistant1957 unsellable1975 1602 R. Carew Surv. Cornwall ii. f. 105^v They feed on salt vnmarchantable Pilcherd. 1670 J. Smith England's Improvem. Reviv'd 264 Vending any unmerchandable Ware..at lower Rates. 1722 London Gaz. No. 6042/6 Wines..corrupt, or unmerchantable. 1763 Brit. Mag. 4 174 Damaged and unmerchantable wines. 1818 H. T. Colebrooke On Import Colonial Corn 9 A permission to dispose of his goods..before they are..rendered unmerchantable by decay. 1896 Law Times Rep. 73 649/1 So damaged by water as to be unmerchantable as dates. 1940 Frederick (Maryland) Post 7 Aug. 6/7 To provide for the disposition of any oysters that have been declared unmerchantable. 1991 J. D. Matthews Silvicultural Syst. vi. 83 Most of the defective and otherwise unmerchantable trees are also felled to clear the patch. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1602
随便看	protectingly protectingness protection protection act protection factor protection fee protection forest protection grant protection money protection order protection plate protection racket protection rent protection wall protection work protection-burdened protectional protectionary protectionate protectionburdened protectionism protectionisms protectionist protectionists protectionize