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

How to use salable in a sentence

Obviously, there are well-respected artists whose work is largely unsalable.
Sneer and Clothing in Miami: Inside The $3 Billion Woodstock of Contemporary Art|Jay Michaelson|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But only once did a work of art really punch me in the gut—and it was as unsalable as they come.
Sneer and Clothing in Miami: Inside The $3 Billion Woodstock of Contemporary Art|Jay Michaelson|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His booklet of twenty-two pages, unsalable in his time, is to-day held worth far more than its weight in gold.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine|Roswell Park
An alert merchant with a large amount of an unsalable material on hand named it "Persis pink," and women fought for it.
What Will People Say?|Rupert Hughes

Property continued almost unsalable, and prices were less than a half of what they had been in 1853-'54.
The Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman, Complete|William T. Sherman
It took still more time for consultations as to what should now be done with their unsalable stock.
The Cup of Trembling and Other Stories|Mary Hallock Foote
Scott's good humor and his partner's bad judgment saddled the concern with a lot of unsalable books.
Lady of the Lake|Sir Walter Scott

British Dictionary definitions for salable

salable

/ (ˈseɪləbəl) /

adjective

the US spelling of saleable

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salable

or sale·a·ble

Origin of salable

OTHER WORDS FROM salable

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How to use salable in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for salable