vendible
Americanadjective
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saleable or marketable
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obsolete venal
noun
Other Word Forms
- nonvendibility noun
- nonvendible adjective
- nonvendibleness noun
- nonvendibly adverb
- unvendible adjective
- vendibility noun
- vendibleness noun
- vendibly adverb
Etymology
Origin of vendible
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin vendibilis; vend, -ible
Example Sentences
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How fitting it is for Mr. Jones and Bishop Freeman to teach such a vendible commodity to say, "Thou shalt honor thy father and thy mother"!
From Project Gutenberg
Every dollar's worth of vendible property in the world is equal in value to a dollar in gold.
From Project Gutenberg
It isn't vendible, or it won't be in a few years, mark my words.
From Project Gutenberg
Their lien upon the State may have its origin in horses, or anything else; for the State buys anything vendible, from Abdul Rahman's most promising importations to a patent, self-acting corkscrew.
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Another man might have utilized some of the material; he lacked the skill to set it in vendible form.
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