salable

or sale·a·ble

[sey-luh-buh l]

adjective

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

Origin of salable

First recorded in 1520–30; sale + -able

Related formssal·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, adjectivenon·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

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Examples from the Web for unsaleable

Historical Examples of unsaleable

But times are mending, and this stock, like every other, is not likely to be again so unsaleable.
Trade and Travel in the Far East
G. F. Davidson
There is no demand for it, and it is about the most unsaleable lace of the day.
Chats on Old Lace and Needlework
Emily Leigh Lowes
Before we came, he owned practically nothing but unsaleable land.
The Exiles of Faloo
Barry Pain
On arriving at their destination, however, they were found to be unsaleable.
The Evolution of Culture
Augustus Henry Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers
Of the unsaleable nature of this publication, he relates an amusing illustration.
Books and Authors
Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for unsaleable

unsaleable

US unsalable

adjective

not capable of being sold

salable

adjective

the US spelling of saleable

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