salable

or sale·a·ble

[ sey-luh-buhl ]

/ ˈseɪ lə bəl /

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adjective

subject to or suitable for sale; readily sold: The books were sent back by the store in salable condition.

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Origin of salable

First recorded in 1520–30; sale + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM salable

sal·a·bil·i·ty, sale·a·bil·i·ty, nounsal·a·bly, sale·a·bly, adverbnon·sal·a·bil·i·ty, non·sale·a·bil·i·ty, nounnon·sal·a·ble, non·sale·a·ble, adjective

non·sal·a·bly, non·sale·a·bly, adverbun·sal·a·bil·i·ty, un·sale·a·bil·i·ty, nounun·sal·a·ble, un·sale·a·ble, adjectiveun·sal·a·bly, un·sale·a·bly, adverb

Words nearby salable

Sakyamuni, sal, sala, salaam, salaam convulsion, salable, salacious, salad, salad bar, salad basket, salad bowl

How to use salable in a sentence

In his ideal world, fish shops would create appealing products from the less salable parts of the fish so as to ensure every part of the fish is used, thus reducing the number of fish that get taken from the water.
A Hearty Lasagna Recipe That Swaps Ground Beef for Ground Tuna|Monica Burton|September 1, 2021|Eater
In some situations the recovered salts and other minerals could even be salable products.
Easy desalination|David L. Chandler|June 30, 2021|MIT Technology Review
He knew by election day the price of every salable vote in the county.
The Transformation of Job|Frederick Vining Fisher
I suspected that his acres were not as broad, nor his produce as salable, as those of Mount Vernon.
Richard Carvel, Complete|Winston Churchill

And in the end, even though he does not buy heavily, he must order at least a few each of the salable books.
The Building of a Book|Various
For years I have drawn these lovely ladies who make fiction salable to the masses.
Seven Keys to Baldpate|Earl Derr Biggers
Although this is done at all seasons, it is more general in October or November, when the hides are good and salable.
Audubon and his Journals, Vol. 2|Maria R. Audubon

British Dictionary definitions for salable

salable

/ (ˈseɪləbəl) /

adjective

the US spelling of saleable

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

salable

or sale·a·ble

Origin of salable

OTHER WORDS FROM salable

Words nearby salable

Words related to salable

How to use salable in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for salable