merchantable

[ mur-chuhn-tuh-buhl ]

/ ˈmɜr tʃən tə bəl /

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adjective Chiefly Law.

marketable: merchantable war-surplus goods.

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Origin of merchantable

1475–85; earlier marchandabull.See merchant, -able

OTHER WORDS FROM merchantable

mer·chant·a·ble·ness, nounun·mer·chant·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby merchantable

merchandise, merchandiser, merchandising, merchandize, merchant, merchantable, merchant bank, merchant flag, merchant guild, merchantman, merchant marine

How to use merchantable in a sentence

Each merchantable log scaled is stamped on at least one end and unmerchantable or defective logs are stamped "US" in a circle.
Our National Forests|Richard H. Douai Boerker
They are teaching the people that their ballots are merchantable products, and their ballot-box a rotten affair.
Belford's Magazine, Vol. II, No. 3, February 1889|Various
Common merchantable pine lumber is used for the body of the case.
History of the American Clock Business for the Past Sixty Years, and Life of Chauncey Jerome|Chauncey Jerome
But nothing exceeds in value the largest merchantable mockocks of sugar, which are brought in for sale.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

It is probable that much of it consists of low land which may afford merchantable timber.
The Barren Ground of Northern Canada|Warburton Mayer Pike

British Dictionary definitions for merchantable

merchantable

/ (ˈmɜːtʃəntəbəl) /

adjective

suitable for trading

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Origin of merchantable

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