saleable
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- nonsalability noun
- nonsalable adjective
- nonsalably adverb
- nonsaleability noun
- nonsaleable adjective
- nonsaleably adverb
- salability noun
- salably adverb
- saleability noun
- saleably adverb
- unsalability noun
- unsalable adjective
- unsalably adverb
- unsaleability noun
- unsaleable adjective
- unsaleably adverb
Etymology
Origin of saleable
Example Sentences
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Most e‑waste, however, is still dismantled in informal backyard workshops that extract easily saleable metals such as copper and aluminium, leaving critical minerals untapped.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
Stanmore now expects saleable coal production of 13.8 million-14.2 million tons.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025
Having a feed market is essential, he says, for times when the rye crop does not meet food-grade specifications, perhaps due to a poor growing season, but is still saleable.
From Salon • Jan. 18, 2024
One editor wrote to Lord that “Kerouac does have enormous talent of a very special kind. But this is not a well-made novel, nor a saleable one nor even, I think, a good one.”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 4, 2022
The stitched or brochured book is no true book form; it is nothing more than the gathered sheets of a work in a temporary form, handier and more convenient, and therefore more saleable.
From Practical Bookbinding by Adam, Paul
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