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

Other Word Forms

• vendibility noun
• vendibleness noun
• vendibly adverb
• nonvendibility noun
• nonvendible adjective
• nonvendibleness noun
• nonvendibly adverb
• unvendible adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of vendible¹

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

Example Sentences

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"!

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Every dollar's worth of vendible property in the world is equal in value to a dollar in gold.

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It isn't vendible, or it won't be in a few years, mark my words.

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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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Related Words

• asset 
• goods 
• material 
• produce 
• product 
• property 
• stock