Used in a Sentence

unserviceable

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for unserviceable.

Editorial note

If the machine is as unserviceable as you claim, then the increased reliability is indeed an advantage (or at least a mitigation).

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Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Unusable; of no use.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of unserviceable gathered in one view.

adjective

Unusable; of no use.

adjective

Of machinery, etc.: not working.

adjective

Impractical.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for unserviceable.

Example sentences

1

If the machine is as unserviceable as you claim, then the increased reliability is indeed an advantage (or at least a mitigation).

2

Low margin markets where 2.5% processing fees + 2.5% fraud + 2.5% fraud prevention make it unserviceable.

3

Most millennials are graduating with unserviceable levels of debt, working jobs that pay wages that barely keep up with inflation.

4

We went through some fairly convincing studies showing how damaging hyperinflation and unserviceable government debt can be to an economy.

5

It is the end of the road now, and they get to deal with unserviceable debt.

6

It saddens me to think about what happens to all of these unserviceable 'devices' that keep being obsoleted so quickly.

7

When Japan's interest rates rise, even just a little, their debt will become unserviceable.

8

How ironic that you mention reliability as an advantage of a mostly unserviceable all-in-one.

9

There's actually another 20 or so homes at the beginning of the road that I believe to be unserviceable too.

10

They also make them far (edit: more, not less) unserviceable than before.

11

Also the older eco drives are unserviceable and you’ll have to buy a new watch if something goes wrong in the electronics or mechanics.

12

Cooling is possible but heavy compared to solar, the lifetimes of the computer hardware will probably be lower in space, and will be unserviceable.

Quote examples

1

Also, buying and losing expensive parts and declaring them "unserviceable".

2

That person relied upon that misrepresentation, and sustained loss of time and business revenue as a result, and possibly also capital loss on resale of the "unserviceable" house.

3

"Welding the hood shut" is just an imprecise way of saying "rendering the vehicle unserviceable by 3rd parties." The actual location of the engine is a pointless tangent.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use unserviceable in a sentence?

If the machine is as unserviceable as you claim, then the increased reliability is indeed an advantage (or at least a mitigation).

What does unserviceable mean?

Unusable; of no use.

What part of speech is unserviceable?

unserviceable is commonly used as adjective.