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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
Since discovering the fledging, barely teenage Canadian talent on YouTube in 2007, Braun meticulously molded Bieber’s heartthrob R&B image into an incredibly salable product ripe for Beliebers’ consumption the world over.
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Zoe Guy, Vulture, 25 July 2025
That is what the auteur myth was built for — to turn a cacophony of effort into a single, salable signature.
—Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025
Without marketing, firms would be unable to get information out necessary to make a drug salable in the first place.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
The staff has been mapping every last crevice of salable land, a job that Barna, the operations V.P., told me may one day be done with drones.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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Zoe Guy, Vulture, 25 July 2025
That is what the auteur myth was built for — to turn a cacophony of effort into a single, salable signature.
—Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025
Without marketing, firms would be unable to get information out necessary to make a drug salable in the first place.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
The staff has been mapping every last crevice of salable land, a job that Barna, the operations V.P., told me may one day be done with drones.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salable
Adjective
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In 2024, wild commercial harvests were less than 5 percent of that.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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The following year, October was analyzed from every direction as a launching pad for Oscar fare that also had broad commercial appeal, after the Sandra Bullock and George Clooney space drama Gravity helped propel revenue for the month to $628 million.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
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The right of publicity is central to endorsement deals signed by pro athletes whose unique traits are seen as marketable.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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On Tubi, that Looney Tunes library feels special, accessible, and marketable in a way other license-holders can replicate, and its free release is key to that success.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Ciattarelli, a businessman and former state representative, has zeroed in on taxes -- vowing to reduce the state's personal and corporate tax rates, and expanding a property tax freeze for seniors in the high-tax state.—
Benjamin Siegel,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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But as Swain weighed the offers, one stood out—from Bob Hotz, chairman of corporate finance and acquisitions chief at mid-market investment banking powerhouse Houlihan Lokey.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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Carter hadn’t managed to build a profitable business with his attempt to recapture Vanity Fair’s old spirit (and luxury advertising base).—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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The country’s apparel exporters were unhappy with the move, with one former vice president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association speculating that the new charges were designed to make port operations look more profitable before the foreign operators took over the lease.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Salable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salable. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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