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as in commercial
fit or likely to be sold especially on a large scale
an item that would be too expensive to produce, and attractive to too few people, to ever be considered a salable commodity
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as in marketable
fit to be offered for sale
the car has to be put in better condition before it will be at all salable
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Recent Examples of salable
Indeed, returning director Gavin O'Connor and Affleck seem eager to take the more salable points of the character — his neuroatypical skills — and ditch the moody, dramatic parts.
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Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Whether the converter intends to create a rental or a condo building, if the overall structure is much wider than 60 or 65 feet, the converter may need to go to extreme measures to give the residential units enough light and air while maintaining a high ratio of salable or rentable space.
—Joshua Stein, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
In the past 10 years there’s been a lot of innovation in packaging integration, which is the final manufacturing process that transforms semiconductor devices into salable products.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Sep. 2019
The series renders the potentially odd and inward aspects of fantasy salable—paranormals are just like contemporary humans, with familiar psychologies, politics, and value systems.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Whether the converter intends to create a rental or a condo building, if the overall structure is much wider than 60 or 65 feet, the converter may need to go to extreme measures to give the residential units enough light and air while maintaining a high ratio of salable or rentable space.
—Joshua Stein, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
In the past 10 years there’s been a lot of innovation in packaging integration, which is the final manufacturing process that transforms semiconductor devices into salable products.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Sep. 2019
The series renders the potentially odd and inward aspects of fantasy salable—paranormals are just like contemporary humans, with familiar psychologies, politics, and value systems.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salable
Adjective
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While they’re commonly used in commercial and kitchen settings, utility carts can be used for a wide variety of purposes.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
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Royal funding comes from the Sovereign Grant, a financial mechanism that allocates 12 percent of the net income generated by the Crown Estate, a vast portfolio of commercial and residential properties held by the monarch during his reign.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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Make your own list of must-haves for a target geography, make a list of your marketable skills, and take your career abroad as an entrepreneur.—
Caroline Ceniza-Levine,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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People have been told that Black and country music is not marketable.—
Taylor Crumpton,
Essence,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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The hurdles at these valuation levels are higher, but optimism about future corporate earnings has improved as economic downside risks have receded.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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For some observers, the corporate sponsorships on display throughout the evening struck a specific chord.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
5 July 2025
Adjective
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Knowing where your food comes from is a privilege worth paying for if one can, and tracking its journey, from field to fork, is a profitable business.—
Shain Shapiro,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Parks aren’t profitable, museums are empty, and the fine citizens of DUMBO just honk their horns at each other when a massive herbivore escapes from the zoo for a nap under the Brooklyn Bridge.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
30 June 2025
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“Salable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salable. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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