marketable

adjective

mar·​ket·​able ˈmär-kə-tə-bəl How to pronounce marketable (audio)
1
a
: fit to be offered for sale in a market
food that is not marketable
b
: wanted by purchasers or employers : salable
marketable securities
marketable skills
2
: of or relating to buying or selling
marketability noun

Examples of marketable in a Sentence

an employee with highly marketable skills realized that the birdhouses he enjoyed making were marketable and began selling them at craft fairs
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Also, regulatory body publications from organizations like FINRA and HHS reinforce the idea that compliance with regulations is a marketable security feature. Andres Zunino, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025 Waters, who earned more than $3 million playing pickleball in 2024, according to Forbes, has emerged as one of the sport's biggest and most marketable stars. Jessica Golden, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025 Morikawa is one of the most marketable PGA Tour players and finished sixth in the PIP standings. Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 9 Apr. 2025 Skills And Bills Invest in skills that keep you marketable, like data analysis or digital marketing. Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for marketable

Word History

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of marketable was in 1600

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“Marketable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marketable. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

marketable

adjective
mar·​ket·​able ˈmär-kət-ə-bəl How to pronounce marketable (audio)
1
: fit to be offered for sale
food that has gone bad is not marketable
2
: wanted by purchasers or employers
marketable skills
marketability noun

Legal Definition

marketable

adjective
mar·​ket·​able ˈmär-kə-tə-bəl How to pronounce marketable (audio)
1
: fit to be offered for sale : being such as may be justly or lawfully sold or bought
marketable goods
2
: wanted by buyers
marketable securities
marketability noun

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