vendible

[ ven-duh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable of being vended; saleable:

   vendible commodities.

2. Obsolete. mercenary; venal.

noun

1. Usually vendibles. vendible articles.

vendible

/ ˈvɛndəbəl /

adjective

1. saleable or marketable
2. obsolete.
   venal

noun

1. rare.
   usually plural a saleable object

Derived Forms

• ˌvendiˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• vendi·bili·ty vendi·ble·ness noun
• vendi·bly adverb
• nonvend·i·bili·ty noun
• non·vendi·ble adjective
• non·vendi·ble·ness noun
• non·vendi·bly adverb
• un·vendi·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of vendible¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin vendibilis; vend, -ible

Example Sentences

This palanquin was property, vendible and to be attained in the simplest and least embarrassing fashion.

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This palanquin was property, vendible, and to be attained in the simplest and least embarrassing fashion.

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This was unnecessary in Ugogo, where the people voluntarily brought every vendible they possessed to the camp.

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He is incapable of knowing the value of anything less tangible and vendible!

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The value of a vendible commodity, he says, lasts for some time at least.

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Related Words

• bankable
• profitable