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fit or likely to be sold especially on a large scale trying to turn their invention into a marketable product

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Recent Examples of marketable Proceeds will directly benefit the organization’s programs that allow students to develop creative outlets, learn marketable skills and gain a sense of independence and self-esteem. San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025 Norwood, though fictional, shows how far the industry can push technology toward creating marketable, stand-alone characters. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025 Yet the way these big brands packaged and sold Puerto Rican food, music, and symbols carried with it a slightly empty, disingenuous air—the nuances of Caribbean culture distilled into a marketable aesthetic. Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2025 This has caused more professional associations to struggle to sell their knowledge base programs, but skill dev training remains marketable. Tracy King, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for marketable
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Adjective
  • Carter hadn’t managed to build a profitable business with his attempt to recapture Vanity Fair’s old spirit (and luxury advertising base).
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The country’s apparel exporters were unhappy with the move, with one former vice president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association speculating that the new charges were designed to make port operations look more profitable before the foreign operators took over the lease.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • And then domestic tax revenues will climb as corporate taxes go up and all of these high-paying jobs are created.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The $10 billion deal — a valuation much higher than Pfizer had originally offered — followed a corporate tiff in which Novo Nordisk tried to hijack Pfizer’s purchase of the American startup, prompting Pfizer to sue.
    J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • Another saleable asset in goalkeeper Mike Maignan attracted only a low-ball offer from Chelsea, while Theo Hernandez dropped off so badly that the fee Al Hilal paid was lower than hoped.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Published in Aerospace Science and Technology, the study describes that the Accurate prediction of aerodynamic drag characteristics across a wide range of wing-body configurations is crucial in the early design stages of transonic commercial transport aircraft.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The Federal Aviation Administration requires black boxes in commercial aircraft and smaller commercial, corporate and private aircraft.
    Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Seals made of these exotic stones were extra valuable, so only the elite could afford them.
    Serdar Yalçin, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The event will honor military veterans, first responders and more, with awards including the young patriot award, Benjamin Hall’s honor award, T2T Stephen Courage Siller award, salute to service award, most valuable patriot award, heroism award and patriot of the year award.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • The Dodgers, with baseball's biggest payroll, have used their financial ability to pluck some of the most sought-after and most expensive free agents on the market.
    Steve Futterman, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
  • And while Starbucks’ store format is expensive to upkeep, customers have become less willing to pay higher prices for its drinks since the COVID pandemic and ongoing economic downturn.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Battered by the global TV advertising downturn and shareholder squabbles, the company has been attempting to pivot to a digital-first model centered around streamer Joyn, while at the same anchoring its overnight ratings and build sellable global formats.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
  • That kind of resilience is what separates a consultancy that’s sellable from one that’s not.
    Raja Walia, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Marketable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marketable. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.

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