vendible
Americanadjective
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saleable or marketable
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obsolete venal
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of vendible
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin vendibilis; see vend, -ible
Example Sentences
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Speaking broadly, the judicial office, under the monarchy, was vendible.
From The Theory of Social Revolutions by Adams, Brooks
For Bill Day's sister was a "maid not vendible," as Shakespeare has it.
From The End of the World A Love Story by Eggleston, Edward
Food and cloathing are the most vendible commodities among the natives of that country, and sell to such advantage, that rice often yields a profit of four for one.
He had no use for white or gray birches, for they were neither timber nor vendible firewood.
From Confessions of Boyhood by Albee, John
The commodities most vendible in these islands are Coromandel cheremallays, but fine, Siam girdles or sashes, salalos, but fine, ballachos and chelleys, are in most request.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 by Kerr, Robert
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