saleable
or sal·a·ble
subject to or suitable for sale; readily sold: The books were sent back by the store in saleable condition.
Origin of saleable
1Other words from saleable
- sale·a·bil·i·ty, sal·a·bil·i·ty [sey-luh-bil-i-tee], /ˌseɪ ləˈbɪl ɪ ti/, noun
- sale·a·bly, sal·a·bly, adverb
- non·sale·a·bil·i·ty, non·sal·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- non·sale·a·ble, non·sal·a·ble, adjective
- non·sale·a·bly, non·sal·a·bly, adverb
- un·sale·a·bil·i·ty, un·sal·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- un·sale·a·ble, un·sal·a·ble, adjective
- un·sale·a·bly, un·sal·a·bly, adverb
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How to use saleable in a sentence
Obviously, there are well-respected artists whose work is largely unsalable.
Sneer and Clothing in Miami: Inside The $3 Billion Woodstock of Contemporary Art | Jay Michaelson | December 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut only once did a work of art really punch me in the gut—and it was as unsalable as they come.
Sneer and Clothing in Miami: Inside The $3 Billion Woodstock of Contemporary Art | Jay Michaelson | December 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis booklet of twenty-two pages, unsalable in his time, is to-day held worth far more than its weight in gold.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine | Roswell ParkAn alert merchant with a large amount of an unsalable material on hand named it "Persis pink," and women fought for it.
What Will People Say? | Rupert HughesProperty continued almost unsalable, and prices were less than a half of what they had been in 1853-'54.
The Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman, Complete | William T. Sherman
It took still more time for consultations as to what should now be done with their unsalable stock.
The Cup of Trembling and Other Stories | Mary Hallock FooteScott's good humor and his partner's bad judgment saddled the concern with a lot of unsalable books.
Lady of the Lake | Sir Walter Scott
British Dictionary definitions for saleable
US salable
/ (ˈseɪləbəl) /
fit for selling or capable of being sold
Derived forms of saleable
- saleability or saleableness or US salability or salableness, noun
- saleably or US salably, adverb
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