saleable

or sal·a·ble

[ sey-luh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. subject to or suitable for sale; readily sold: The books were sent back by the store in saleable condition.

Origin of saleable

1
First recorded in 1520–30; sale + -able

Other 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

  • It took still more time for consultations as to what should now be done with their unsalable stock.

  • Scott'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

saleable

US salable

/ (ˈseɪləbəl) /


adjective
  1. 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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