Synonyms of marketable
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
New entrants without that track record face a very different market — smaller, less marketable targets, and deal terms for both the IPO and de-SPAC financing that reflect the skepticism of a capital base that learned expensive lessons not long ago.
—
Drew Bernstein,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Watching the money explode for the people in suits and wondering why any other college student with marketable talent could monetize it, yet the NCAA was trying to make sure these guys didn’t grab one too many strips of bacon at the training table.
—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
22 June 2026
The shot-blocking, dunk-delivering Wembanyama is eminently marketable, from his tantalizing talent — the third-year pro is the NBA’s unanimous Defensive Player of the Year and third-place MVP finisher — to his composure at the podium.
—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
10 June 2026
Your communication skills are also becoming more marketable.
—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for marketable
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Drew Bernstein,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Watching the money explode for the people in suits and wondering why any other college student with marketable talent could monetize it, yet the NCAA was trying to make sure these guys didn’t grab one too many strips of bacon at the training table.
—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
22 June 2026
The shot-blocking, dunk-delivering Wembanyama is eminently marketable, from his tantalizing talent — the third-year pro is the NBA’s unanimous Defensive Player of the Year and third-place MVP finisher — to his composure at the podium.
—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
10 June 2026
Your communication skills are also becoming more marketable.
—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for marketable
Cite this Entry
“Marketable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marketable. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
Copy CitationKids 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
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
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
