unsold

adjective

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

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As flights get closer to departure, many carriers release unsold business and first-class seats as award availability. Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025 Winter’s cast is certainly up to the seriocomic challenge, with Gad playing a pitch-perfect man-child in an Alamo Drafthouse t-shirt who can’t help but notice that his life has turned into one of his unsold scripts. Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025 As harvest approaches and storage facilities fill with unsold grain, prices typically face additional downward pressure. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025 The exact same business could sell for wildly different amounts depending on market timing, buyer appetite, or even how long it’s been sitting unsold. Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 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 15 Sep. 2025.

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