unsold

«unsold» in Mova's school dictionary: not sold yet; unsold things are still in the shop or with… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (unsold)

meaning for a pupil

Unsold means not sold yet; unsold things are still in the shop or with the seller. tree →

sense in the lessons

Maths: what is left after selling: unsold = total − sold; unsold items may be thrown away or given away, and their cost is lost money. Everyday: unsold tickets, unsold bread given to a food bank.

examples

• He baked 40 cakes and sold 32. How many are unsold? tree →
• 15 tickets were unsold. tree →
• The unsold flowers were given away. tree →
• A quarter of the books were unsold. tree →
• The bakery gives its unsold bread to the shelter. tree →
• Unsold toys were put on sale at half price. tree →

note

Prefix un- (not) + sold. Asks for the remainder: unsold = total − sold. Trap: none.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «unsold» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.