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unsold

adjective

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

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Prices remain roughly 40% to 50% below pre-2018 levels, and farmers are storing record volumes of unsold soybeans. Kee Hyun Park, The Conversation, 20 Nov. 2025 Charlotte had the option of requesting up to 1,000 additional tickets from Georgia to sell to its fans, with prices set by UGA (any unsold tickets had to be returned by September 22, 2025). Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 19 Nov. 2025 To redress this at his own bakery, Castel created his pain d’hier et de demain (the bread of yesterday and tomorrow), made from stale, unsold inventory. Vivian Song, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025 More than 8,000 tickets, many of them priced at more than $100 each, went unsold for the game. Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 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 28 Nov. 2025.

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