saleable

or sal·a·ble

[ sey-luh-buhl ]

adjective

1. subject to or suitable for sale; readily sold:

   The books were sent back by the store in saleable condition.

saleable

/ ˈseɪləbəl /

adjective

1. fit for selling or capable of being sold

Derived Forms

• ˌsaleaˈbility, noun
• ˈsaleably, adverb

Other Words From

• sale·a·bil·i·ty sal·a·bil·i·ty [sey-l, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of saleable¹

First recorded in 1520–30; sale + -able

Example Sentences

Music again became a saleable commodity with the advent of iTunes.

From The Daily Beast

You sell the holdings that are saleable which usually tend to be the good holdings.

From The Daily Beast

It's less exertion to imagine an affair of that sort, and the result would probably be more saleable.

From Project Gutenberg

Everything is saleable in Venice, even the wives of the gentry, if you pay well.

From Project Gutenberg

Illustrations always assist an article; sometimes they are sufficient to make an unsaleable article saleable.

From Project Gutenberg

With the lumber and saleable stock I have on hand, I can build it without incurring any further debt.

From Project Gutenberg

It is still a saleable book, and is to be found in every public and private library of any pretentions.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• economic
• financial
• monetary
• profit-making
• profitable
• wholesale