salable

adjective

sal·​able ˈsā-lə-bəl 

variants or saleable

: capable of being or fit to be sold : marketable

salability

ˌsā-lə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

Synonyms of salable

• corporate
• commercial
• marketable

Examples of salable in a Sentence

We'll have to repaint the house for it to be salable.

an item that would be too expensive to produce, and attractive to too few people, to ever be considered a salable commodity

Recent Examples on the Web

Her daughter, Rose Lane—a 43-year-old journalist with writer’s block who’d already mined and sold everything salable in her own life—pushed for drama and sensationalism. — Rosemary Counter, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026

Those words probably would poll well and make salable talking points in local town halls. — Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

With most of the master’s level degrees, any pretense of value beyond rendering the prospective students more salable in the workforce is often dispensed with entirely. — James Cramer, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2026

Because fellow directors usually aim to make movies better, not just more salable. — Michael O’Donnell, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for salable

• available
• unsalable
• bailable
• mailable
• saleable
• scalable
• bioavailable
• unassailable
• unavailable

Kids Definition

salable

adjective

sal·​able

variants or saleable

ˈsā-lə-bəl 

: capable of being or good enough to be sold

salability

ˌsā-lə-ˈbil-ət-ē 

noun

Legal Definition

salable

adjective

sal·​able

variants or saleable

ˈsā-lə-bəl 

: merchantable