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.
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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
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
Adjective
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Students can maximize their ROI by running careful calculations, choosing majors strategically and focusing on developing marketable skills throughout their college experience.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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The level of innovation that resonated most with the audience included looks that were distinct and somewhat could be immediately marketable.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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Short of expectations Brightline has not been a profitable railroad.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2025
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Also, these advanced manufacturers with expensive machinery are often big, profitable companies.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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Microsoft’s growth in that sector — turning a research project into a salable product — has fueled much of the company’s success since Nadella became CEO, CNBC reported in February 2024.—
Tom Huddleston Jr.,
CNBC,
30 Apr. 2025
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Indeed, returning director Gavin O'Connor and Affleck seem eager to take the more salable points of the character — his neuroatypical skills — and ditch the moody, dramatic parts.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Though this was not classified as a second Tommy John procedure, that rehab experience will be valuable.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Designers encourage keeping an eye out for the 10 categories of pieces below, which may actually be secretly valuable.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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There are also individuals who either stop using credit cards or avoid them altogether because of high interest rates or fees, which can make carrying a balance expensive.—
Rick Watkin,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Many products were expensive, hard to use, and failed to deliver on their promises.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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“Merchantable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merchantable. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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