merchantable
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- merchantableness noun
- unmerchantable adjective
Etymology
Origin of merchantable
Example Sentences
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“Most of the wood that is cut and felled is not merchantable,” he says.
From Scientific American
“There are limited roads and where the roads are, there’s not a lot of merchantable timber.”
From Seattle Times
“Commercially merchantable timber was removed in large volume; small trees, slash and brush were left,” Plain resident Rich Haydon, a retired 31-year employee of the Forest Service, wrote in a declaration filed with the lawsuit.
From Seattle Times
At 75 percent full, Stevenson said that Genscape considers Cushing to be operationally full with merchantable space extremely limited.
From Washington Times
He said the inability to cut merchantable timber on federal lands precipitated the Secure Rural Schools Act and is at the root of the problem.
From Washington Times
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