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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Think of it as building a professional LEGO structure: each skill adds stability and dimension, resulting in a combination that’s more impressive and marketable than any single piece alone.—
Elizabeth Pearson,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Only now is the ubiquity of the World Wide Web making interactive TV a marketable product.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In the Penguin Random House antitrust trial three years ago, the publishing giant revealed that only 35% of its books are profitable and of those, 4% bring in the majority of profits, suggesting that the company runs on the success of just a tiny handful of authors.—
Lucy Feldman,
Time,
15 May 2025
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That’s important for Costco investors, too, because Kirkland Signature products tend to carry higher margins than name-brand items, and Wall Street wants to see the company become more profitable to help boost earnings.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
15 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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This program has successfully reduced youth unemployment and offered valuable work experience.—
Tio Hardiman,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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According to publicly available documents and news reports, Combs’ most valuable personal possession is likely his 17,000 square foot, 10-bedroom mansion in the tony Holmby Hills section of Los Angeles.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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But with the 10% tariffs as a baseline, Abbott says most British products imported to the U.S. are likely to get more expensive.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
8 May 2025
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Any remotely realistic plan for a crewed Mars mission would be far more expensive than MSR, for one thing.—
Leonard David,
Scientific American,
8 May 2025
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“Merchantable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merchantable. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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