unmarketable
adjective
un·mar·ket·able
ˌən-ˈmär-kə-tə-bəl 
: not marketable
especially
: not fit to be offered for sale
an unmarketable commodity
… the bulk of the herring might release their eggs before they can be caught, rendering them unmarketable. —
Jon Krakauer
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Despite this, menopause was still seen as an unmarketable subject.
—Jane Hanson, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
So this real country tune, which should have been more popular, and maybe turned into a National Rifle Association theme song, was so unmarketable that not even Yvette Noel-Schure could sell it.
—Armond White, National Review, 28 Feb. 2024
For all that, the movie proved almost heroically unmarketable, and decidedly un-Spielbergian in its aversion to uplift.
—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
Staff Pick: From unmarketable to ‘transcendental’ After agreeing to a record-breaking $700 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani has suddenly become the world's most famous baseball player.
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Oil industry representatives and Republican lawmakers warned the new financial requirements could discourage the sale of oil wells, potentially saddling struggling energy companies with unmarketable land.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
Not to mention unmarketable.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 26 July 2022
There are two methods for valuing unmarketable assets.
—Matthew Erskine, Forbes, 24 June 2022
NewGem Foods developed edible films made from purees of unmarketable fruits and vegetables, serving as low-carb alternatives to bread and tortilla wraps; one film equals a full serving of fruits or vegetables.
—Deborah Wince-Smith, Forbes, 19 May 2022
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Jane Hanson, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
So this real country tune, which should have been more popular, and maybe turned into a National Rifle Association theme song, was so unmarketable that not even Yvette Noel-Schure could sell it.
—Armond White, National Review, 28 Feb. 2024
For all that, the movie proved almost heroically unmarketable, and decidedly un-Spielbergian in its aversion to uplift.
—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
Staff Pick: From unmarketable to ‘transcendental’ After agreeing to a record-breaking $700 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani has suddenly become the world's most famous baseball player.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Dec. 2023
Oil industry representatives and Republican lawmakers warned the new financial requirements could discourage the sale of oil wells, potentially saddling struggling energy companies with unmarketable land.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
Not to mention unmarketable.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 26 July 2022
There are two methods for valuing unmarketable assets.
—Matthew Erskine, Forbes, 24 June 2022
NewGem Foods developed edible films made from purees of unmarketable fruits and vegetables, serving as low-carb alternatives to bread and tortilla wraps; one film equals a full serving of fruits or vegetables.
—Deborah Wince-Smith, Forbes, 19 May 2022
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“Unmarketable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unmarketable. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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