salable

sal·able | \ ˈsā-lə-bəl

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variants: or saleable

Definition of salable

: capable of being or fit to be sold : marketable

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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

Recent Examples on the Web Sunshine was once a salable commodity for Los Angeles, a singular characteristic used to beckon settlers from across America and beyond. — Tim Arango, New York Times, "‘Turn Off the Sunshine’: Why Shade Is a Mark of Privilege in Los Angeles," 1 Dec. 2019 As well as making Spot into a salable robot, the company has also bought logistics startup Kinema Systems to pave the way into warehouse automation. — James Vincent, The Verge, "Boston Dynamics robots are preparing to leave the lab — is the world ready?," 17 July 2019 Wisconsin Public Radio reports that summer rains last year ruined about 20 Wisconsin farmers’ chances of producing salable hemp grain. — USA TODAY, "Summer snow, yellow jacket super nests, laundered cat: News from around our 50 states," 26 June 2019 Cook and Solomonov had hatched the idea of turning FedNuts’ trimmings into something salable, whose profits would be donated to charity. — Michael Klein, https://www.inquirer.com, "The Rooster, CookNSolo’s charitable endeavor, is closing," 4 June 2019 There are also fanny packs, ball caps, turtlenecks, tiger tees, and all manner of salable items, which will, for the first time, be ready to buy the day after the show. — Monica Kim, Vogue, "Tomatoes and Tigers, Oh My! The First Look at Kenzo La Collection Memento No. 4," 27 Feb. 2019 Is this shtick, familiar from 2016, salable two years later? — Kyle Peterson, WSJ, "Trumpism’s Big Florida Test," 2 Nov. 2018 The World Butcher Challenge has teams of six carving a side of beef, a side of pork, a whole lamb and five chickens into salable pieces within three hours and 15 minutes. — Benjy Egel, sacbee, "Sacramento beats out Paris and Sao Paulo to host 2020 World Butchers’ Challenge," 11 July 2018 Six months after marijuana was legalized, new safety and regulation laws take effect Sunday, and some Sacramento dispensaries are rushing to clear inventory that will no longer be salable come Sunday, July 1. — Julia Sclafani, sacbee, "Marijuana on clearance as dispensaries sell off inventory before new rules take effect," 28 June 2018

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22 Dec 2019

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“Salable.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salable. Accessed 18 January 2020.

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