unsold

adjective

un·​sold ˌən-ˈsōld How to pronounce unsold (audio)
: not sold

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And prices could go lower still, exacerbated by about $200 million of unsold inventory the company is sitting on, Tesla fansite Electrek said this week. Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025 There are thousands of unsold Vettes currently sitting on dealer lots across America, which comports with those sales numbers. Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2025 One Arizona distributor, handling 5 million boxes of Mexican produce annually, stated that without the tariff adjustments, perishable items like tomatoes and vegetables could be left unsold in fields or stuck in warehouses. Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025 About a fourth of the seats remain unsold, which could pay for a month’s worth of expenses, Kesten said. Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unsold

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unsold was in the 14th century

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“Unsold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsold. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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