vendible
Americanadjective
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saleable or marketable
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obsolete venal
noun
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Origin of vendible
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin vendibilis; see vend, -ible
Example Sentences
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I allude to the vacant territory, the extent of which is so vast, and the vendible value of which is so well ascertained.
From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 by Various
The merchandise that is most vendible here for ready money, is raw silk, damask, black taffety, black and red cloth of the best kind, lead, and such like goods.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 by Kerr, Robert
The most doubtful circumstance attendant on their office, that of its being vendible, contributed however to this independency of character.
From Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Edmund Burke by Burke, Edmund
He had no use for white or gray birches, for they were neither timber nor vendible firewood.
From Confessions of Boyhood by Albee, John
Thank you for telling me of the vendible curiosities at the Alderman's.
From The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 by Walpole, Horace
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