non-marketable

non-marketable — adjective

1. describes a savings bond or similar financial asset that the owner cannot sell t

1.形容詞C1
釋義

describes a savings bond or similar financial asset that the owner cannot sell to another investor; only the person whose name is on the record, or someone they have given written permission, can turn it back into cash at or before its end date.

例句

Apinya bought a non-marketable savings bond from the bank for her son's college fund.

collocation: non-marketable savings bond

Most US Treasury savings bonds are non-marketable, so Andrés could not sell his to a friend.

typical context: US Treasury savings bonds

同義詞
  • non-tradable

    very close synonym; both mean the asset cannot be sold on a secondary market

  • non-transferable

    wider scope; emphasises that ownership itself cannot be passed to another person

  • registered

    of a bond: tied to a named holder, often implying it is non-marketable

反義詞
  • marketable

    can be freely bought and sold by any investor on a secondary market

  • tradable

    more general; widely traded on exchanges or between parties

文法句型

non-marketable + security/bond/asset

用法筆記

Almost always attributive (placed before a noun like 'security', 'bond', 'asset'); rarely used after 'be' on its own. Subject is typically a savings bond, Treasury security, or other financial instrument registered to one named owner.

常見錯誤

I bought a non-marketable on the stock exchange.
I bought a non-marketable bond from the Treasury.
💡the word is an adjective; it needs a noun like 'bond' or 'security' after it and is not bought on open markets.
The shop sells non-marketable goods.
The Treasury issues non-marketable bonds.
💡'non-marketable' is a finance term about who can redeem a security, not a general label for unsellable products.