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UNSOLD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unsold mean?
• UNSOLD (adjective)
The adjective UNSOLD has 1 sense:
1. not disposed of by purchase
Familiarity information: UNSOLD used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not disposed of by purchase
Context example:
the house has been on the market almost a year and is still unsold
Antonym:
sold (disposed of to a purchaser)
Context examples
Jo couldn't resist giving that little slap, but May took it so meekly she regretted it a minute after, and fell to praising the great vases, which still remained unsold.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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