salable

adjective

sal·​able ˈsā-lə-bəl 

variants or saleable

: capable of being or fit to be sold : marketable

salability

ˌsā-lə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

Synonyms

• commercial
• corporate
• 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

Recent Examples on the Web

During these uncertain times, many designers served up collections that were salable and had an ease, polish and sophistication. —Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025

Her trees absorbed a net two megatons of carbon dioxide last year, generating salable carbon credits. —William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025

Since discovering the fledging, barely teenage Canadian talent on YouTube in 2007, Braun meticulously molded Bieber’s heartthrob R&B image into an incredibly salable product ripe for Beliebers’ consumption the world over. —Zoe Guy, Vulture, 25 July 2025

That is what the auteur myth was built for — to turn a cacophony of effort into a single, salable signature. —Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for salable

• available
• unsalable
• bailable
• mailable
• saleable
• scalable
• bioavailable
• unassailable
• unavailable

Kids Definition

salable

adjective

sal·​able

variants or saleable

ˈsā-lə-bəl 

: capable of being or good enough to be sold

salability

ˌsā-lə-ˈbil-ət-ē 

noun

Legal Definition

salable

adjective

sal·​able

variants or saleable

ˈsā-lə-bəl 

: merchantable