salable

adjective

sal·​able ˈsā-lə-bəl How to pronounce salable (audio)
variants or saleable
: capable of being or fit to be sold : marketable
salability noun

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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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 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 Some small businesses, particularly services businesses built around the skills or reputation of the primary owner may not be salable. Kristin McKenna, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for salable

Word History

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of salable was in 1530

Cite this Entry

“Salable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salable. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

salable

adjective
sal·​able
variants or saleable
: capable of being or good enough to be sold
salability noun

Legal Definition

salable

adjective
sal·​able
variants or saleable

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