Definition of marketablenext
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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 At the time, executives from Apple, who were just breaking into the TV business, are said to have wanted a big, marketable name in the role — and Waddingham’s carried weight only in the British theater community. Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026 But Farnborough is about aircraft, military and civilian, as marketable commodities. David Szondy july 23, New Atlas, 23 July 2026 Haaland’s relationship with the luxury-goods industry has grown almost as quickly as his reputation as one of football’s most marketable stars. Dylan Jones, Robb Report, 16 July 2026 Celebrini is arguably the league’s top young player and is quickly becoming one of its most marketable. Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for marketable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marketable
Adjective
  • The summer of 2026 may go down as one of the most profitable for the city of Boston and the surrounding areas.
    Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The rise in CoreWeave stock – abetted by short-sellers with 18% of the stock’s float, per the Wall Street Journal, covering their positions – suggests that investors concluded backlog could become profitable revenue.
    Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Major corporate investments are fueling this boom, including the announcement that automotive supplier Highline Warren selected McDonough for a new hub.
    La'Tasha Givens, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • At the core of the PDS strategy is a deliberate departure from traditional corporate hierarchy.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • Her daughter, Rose Lane—a 43-year-old journalist with writer’s block who’d already mined and sold everything salable in her own life—pushed for drama and sensationalism.
    Rosemary Counter, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026
Adjective
  • The first model was an unexpected commercial success, redefining the lightweight mid-range laptop market.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Abdiel also said he was told his commercial driver’s license would be canceled.
    Maria Santana, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • As luxury becomes both more ubiquitous and more expensive, being desirable without being everywhere could prove a valuable position to hold.
    Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • To further complicate things, baseball is heading toward a labor fight in which owners are aiming to swap short-term financial pain for cost caps that would make every team more valuable.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Above and below him on our list sit the two most expensive shot-stoppers of all time, whose big-money moves were followed by contrasting fortunes.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • As luxury becomes both more ubiquitous and more expensive, being desirable without being everywhere could prove a valuable position to hold.
    Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Profitable and sellable are two different things, and only one of them determines whether a business buyer will actually write you a check.
    Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • What began as a daytime quiz became a durable, repeatable, internationally sellable format precisely because the two halves of the business were aligned on risk, testing and long-term exploitation.
    Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2026

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“Marketable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marketable. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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