Definition

Not purchased or acquired by buying.

Example

The unbought items remained on the shelf after the sale.

Conversation

I noticed there are some unbought items on the shelf at the store.

Yeah, I saw those too; they looked interesting.

I wonder why they’re still unbought after all this time.

Maybe they just need more promotion to catch people's attention.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Unbought → It is formed from "un-" (meaning not) and "bought" (the past participle of "buy", from Old English "bycgan", meaning to purchase). The word "unbought" means not purchased or not acquired through buying.

Memory Tip

Think of 'not' ('un-') having something that is 'purchased' ('bought') — that's why unbought means something that hasn't been bought.

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