MARKETABLE Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

marketable

adjective

ˈmär-kə-tə-bəl

Definition of marketable

as in profitable

fit to be offered for sale realized that the birdhouses he enjoyed making were marketable and began selling them at craft fairs

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as in corporate

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 But a formal deal never materialized, especially as David chafed at possible rewrites that might make the dark comedy more marketable. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2026 That depends on how many, if any, research projects lead to marketable treatments. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Beers, a tight end with one of the most marketable names in college football, is on his way to becoming a fan favorite in Norman. — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Too often, the pressure is not to go further, but to remain legible, acceptable, and marketable. — Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for marketable

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Adjective

The company’s profitable services business grew less than 10% during the September quarter, the slowest expansion since 2022.

— Kif Leswing, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026
Meanwhile, as hip-house took hold Stateside, those who had licked a new sonic language weren’t going to sit a profitable wave out.

— Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of profitable

Adjective

In Kot’s eyes, the band was stunting its artistic growth by becoming a familiar, corporate brand à la the Rolling Stones; for Bono, there were some good songs on Voodoo Lounge.

— Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 12 Nov. 2026
According to Rebecca Snyder, the food bank's director of corporate partnerships, Wegmans has increased its fundraising goal by 30% this year and Feeding Westchester and its 175 community partners have had nearly a quarter million neighbor visits.

— Mary Calvi, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of corporate

Adjective

Despite a surface that often feels — after two developmental runs, at Virginia’s Signature Theatre and at Paper Mill Playhouse — polished to a commercial, salable gloss, the production began as a distinctly personal story.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2026
Caring for a Christmas tree farm means growing trees, maintaining a saleable crop, and selling Christmas trees to the public.

— Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of salable

Adjective

The Russian missiles that hit overnight across the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, damaged homes and commercial properties, triggering new power and water outages, national and city authorities said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
Together, those businesses span much of a card’s commercial journey — grading, pricing, storage, sales and even financing against collectibles.

— Matthew Tan, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of commercial

Adjective

Researchers in Germany are testing two processes to recover valuable metals from old magnets, including a method that uses ammonium chloride instead of conventional hydrochloric acid.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
An outright ban on the use of the technology would remove a valuable tool only because some departments have used it carelessly.

— Edward Longe, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of valuable

Adjective

Several owners explored plans to preserve and restore the historic ship, but maintaining the aging vessel became increasingly expensive.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
The problem is that delivery apps like DoorDash and Uber Eats take a massive 15 percent to 30 percent cut on every order, largely because paying human drivers is expensive.

— Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of expensive

Adjective

That lowers the barrier to entry and makes the practice sellable to buyers who were never going to invest in a dedicated plunge tub.

— Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026
In our experience, that constraint is what makes autonomy sellable to a CFO at all.

— Puneet Gaur, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

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