marketable

adjective

mar·​ket·​able ˈmär-kə-tə-bəl 

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

ˌmär-kə-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

Synonyms of marketable

• profitable
• salable
• valuable
• expensive
• sellable

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Even with marketable names and elite in-ring performers like Black now available to sign elsewhere, WWE will continue to move forward with its current roster, which includes a slew of recent NXT call-ups. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

But Farnborough is about aircraft, military and civilian, as marketable commodities. — David Szondy july 23, New Atlas, 23 July 2026

Haaland’s relationship with the luxury-goods industry has grown almost as quickly as his reputation as one of football’s most marketable stars. — Dylan Jones, Robb Report, 16 July 2026

Celebrini is arguably the league’s top young player and is quickly becoming one of its most marketable. — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 14 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for marketable

• unmarketable

Kids Definition

marketable

adjective

mar·​ket·​able ˈmär-kət-ə-bəl 

1

: fit to be offered for sale

food that has gone bad is not marketable

2

: wanted by purchasers or employers

marketable skills

marketability

ˌmär-kət-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē 

noun

Legal Definition

marketable

adjective

mar·​ket·​able ˈmär-kə-tə-bəl 

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

ˌmär-kə-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun