merchantable

adjective

ˈmər-chən-tə-bəl How to pronounce merchantable (audio)
Definition of merchantablenext
as in marketable
fit to be offered for sale a logging operation that strips an area of all of its trees, only a small percentage of which will yield merchantable timber

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Recent Examples of merchantable Qualifying timber must be merchantable, which is the market maker’s effort to ensure that offsets aren’t produced with trees that wouldn’t otherwise be cut. — Ryan Dezember, WSJ, 26 May 2021 The beetle has devoured 18 million hectares of forest in British Columbia alone, killing 60 percent of its merchantable pine. — Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2021 If only one percent of those logs escaped and somehow eluded beachcombers, that means 100 million board feet of merchantable timber became driftwood each year. — Brian Payton, Smithsonian, 9 Feb. 2018 Today, the land for sale has what's estimated to be 2 million board feet of merchantable timber. — Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 26 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for merchantable
  1. marketable
  2. profitable
  3. valuable
  4. salable
  5. expensive
  6. sellable
Adjective
  • 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
Definition of marketable
Adjective
  • Fans hoping that sales increase would result in a plenty profitable Tesla may be disappointed, though.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 22 July 2026
  • William Megginson and Jeffry Netter reviewed a large body of evidence in 2001 and concluded that privatized firms generally became more profitable and financially healthier.
    — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of profitable
Adjective
  • Remember, relievers are valuable, and with so many teams in the playoff race, supply and demand could influence clubs.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • Veteran Chase Curtis also was a valuable blocker and pass catcher.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
Definition of valuable
Adjective
  • 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
  • Those words probably would poll well and make salable talking points in local town halls.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of salable
Adjective
  • In what will be one of the most expensive development projects in Georgia’s history, tech giant OpenAI is planning to build a data center about 30 minutes outside of Savannah.
    — Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
  • Where to grab a cocktail Like pretty much everywhere else, cocktails are expensive in Charlotte.
    — Evan Moore July 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
Definition of expensive
Adjective
  • 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
  • The Reframe That Changes Everything The work of building a sellable business is the exact same work as building a great business.
    — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of sellable

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