marketable

[ mahr-ki-tuh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. readily salable.

  2. of or relating to selling or buying: marketable values; marketable areas.

Origin of marketable

1
First recorded in 1590–1600; market + -able

Other words from marketable

  • mar·ket·a·bil·i·ty, mar·ket·a·ble·ness, noun
  • mar·ket·a·bly, adverb
  • non·mar·ket·a·bil·i·ty, noun
  • non·mar·ket·a·ble, adjective, noun
  • un·mar·ket·a·ble, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for marketable

marketable

/ (ˈmɑːkɪtəbəl) /


adjective
  1. (of commodities, assets, etc)

    • being in good demand; saleable

    • suitable for sale

  2. of or relating to buying or selling on a market: marketable value

Derived forms of marketable

  • marketability or marketableness, noun
  • marketably, adverb

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