salable
adjective
sal·able
ˈsā-lə-bəl 
variants
or saleable
: capable of being or fit to be sold : marketable
Examples of salable in a Sentence
We'll have to repaint the house for it to be salable.
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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Without marketing, firms would be unable to get information out necessary to make a drug salable in the first place.
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
Typically the metals are melted down at independent foundries and recast into salable commodities, like manhole covers and replacement car parts.
—Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 1 June 2025
Microsoft’s growth in that sector — turning a research project into a salable product — has fueled much of the company’s success since Nadella became CEO, CNBC reported in February 2024.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
Indeed, returning director Gavin O'Connor and Affleck seem eager to take the more salable points of the character — his neuroatypical skills — and ditch the moody, dramatic parts.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
Typically the metals are melted down at independent foundries and recast into salable commodities, like manhole covers and replacement car parts.
—Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 1 June 2025
Microsoft’s growth in that sector — turning a research project into a salable product — has fueled much of the company’s success since Nadella became CEO, CNBC reported in February 2024.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
Indeed, returning director Gavin O'Connor and Affleck seem eager to take the more salable points of the character — his neuroatypical skills — and ditch the moody, dramatic parts.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 15 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for salable
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“Salable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salable. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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salable
adjective
sal·able
variants
or saleable
: capable of being or good enough to be sold
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