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or saleable
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as in corporate
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
During these uncertain times, many designers served up collections that were salable and had an ease, polish and sophistication.
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Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
Another saleable asset in goalkeeper Mike Maignan attracted only a low-ball offer from Chelsea, while Theo Hernandez dropped off so badly that the fee Al Hilal paid was lower than hoped.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
In the fashion industry, new product development is a high-stakes process centered around anticipating market demand and converting insights into saleable products at record speed.
—Sandeep Kumar, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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.
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 25 July 2025
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Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
Another saleable asset in goalkeeper Mike Maignan attracted only a low-ball offer from Chelsea, while Theo Hernandez dropped off so badly that the fee Al Hilal paid was lower than hoped.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
In the fashion industry, new product development is a high-stakes process centered around anticipating market demand and converting insights into saleable products at record speed.
—Sandeep Kumar, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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.
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salable
Adjective
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Eco effort Special acknowledgement needs to be made toward the hotel’s approach to conservation through the lens of community, an extension of Four Seasons’ corporate philosophy.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Part of the company’s dramatic turnaround since new ownership took over in 2019 has been to allow individual stores to tailor the shopping experience and displays to their local markets, rather than corporate’s cookie-cutter mandates, according to reporting by ModernRetail.—
Matt Leclercq,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Manning remains one of the most marketable NFL athletes despite hanging up his cleats a decade ago.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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In her view, dentistry should not be defined only by what is most visible or marketable, but should also be about service.—
Ethan M. Stone,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Miami commissioners voted 4-1 to support the stadium and commercial development.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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Based in Tixr’s London office, Grierson will lead commercial growth and strategic partnerships across the region, helping expand Tixr’s presence in the market.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Slowly, Castro’s cronies built a kleptocracy that proved ruinous to the Cuban people, but hugely profitable to them.—
Quico Toro,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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The commercial success of M-Pesa — the mobile money unit of Kenya’s biggest mobile network operator Safaricom — has convinced investors and executives that mobile money can be a profitable financial platform.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Saturn reaches from there to sextile Pluto in your valuable 2nd house, which may narrow your focus toward material resources.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
28 Mar. 2026
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With clients and readers of his books vastly ranging in demographic, Rojeck is hopeful that anyone, anywhere can gain valuable financial literacy from his teachings.—
Madison Beveridge,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Literary agents emphasize that a strong, sellable novel concept is more important than an author's social media platform or industry connections.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
22 Mar. 2026
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These efforts support the company’s advancement toward regulatory self-certification, EPA certification, and progress toward delivering sellable vehicles.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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After all, walking requires no gym membership, expensive equipment or specialized training and is accessible to nearly everyone and can be done almost anywhere.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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Services like fire rescue, trash pickup and road repair are more expensive to provide in a city designed to sprawl, said DART board member Enrique MacGregor.—
Lilly Kersh,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Salable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salable. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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