salable

or sale·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 salable condition.

Origin of salable

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

Other words from salable

  • sal·a·bil·i·ty, sale·a·bil·i·ty, noun
  • sal·a·bly, sale·a·bly, adverb
  • non·sal·a·bil·i·ty, non·sale·a·bil·i·ty, noun
  • non·sal·a·ble, non·sale·a·ble, adjective
  • non·sal·a·bly, non·sale·a·bly, adverb
  • un·sal·a·bil·i·ty, un·sale·a·bil·i·ty, noun
  • un·sal·a·ble, un·sale·a·ble, adjective
  • un·sal·a·bly, un·sale·a·bly, adverb

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How to use salable in a sentence

  • A copper cent has high saleability; a farm has low saleability.

    The Value of Money | Benjamin M. Anderson, Jr.
  • Commodities will vary indefinitely in the extent of their saleability.

    The Value of Money | Benjamin M. Anderson, Jr.
  • As objects other than money gain in saleability, they tend to gain in value, also.

    The Value of Money | Benjamin M. Anderson, Jr.
  • "Power in exchange" is a function of two factors, value and saleability.

    The Value of Money | Benjamin M. Anderson, Jr.
  • Apparently, in general, such securities have not high saleability.

    The Value of Money | Benjamin M. Anderson, Jr.

British Dictionary definitions for salable

salable

/ (ˈseɪləbəl) /


adjective
  1. the US spelling of saleable

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