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
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Yet the way these big brands packaged and sold Puerto Rican food, music, and symbols carried with it a slightly empty, disingenuous air—the nuances of Caribbean culture distilled into a marketable aesthetic.—
Valerie Trapp,
The Atlantic,
20 Sep. 2025
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This has caused more professional associations to struggle to sell their knowledge base programs, but skill dev training remains marketable.—
Tracy King,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The toolkit Substack built for The Free Press, a carrot to keep Bari Weiss’ profitable conservative outlet on the platform, is now being rolled out for other top publishers.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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Another industry leader suffered a particularly devastating blow when Paris, its most profitable market, banned e-scooters entirely in 2023 following a public referendum.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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During these uncertain times, many designers served up collections that were salable and had an ease, polish and sophistication.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
17 Sep. 2025
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Another saleable asset in goalkeeper Mike Maignan attracted only a low-ball offer from Chelsea, while Theo Hernandez dropped off so badly that the fee Al Hilal paid was lower than hoped.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Nvidia will invest $100 billion in OpenAI to fund the buildout of data centers, tying the world’s most valuable company to the world’s leading AI startup.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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As a result, their valuable insights have rarely amounted to more than provocative cocktail chatter.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Mongolian Cashmere Sweatpants These cashmere sweatpants are totally splurge-worthy, yet significantly less expensive than pricier brands.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Sep. 2025
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Lisa Alexander, a professor at Boston College Law School, said the approach reflected a need to find alternatives when permanent housing is becoming scarce and expensive.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That kind of resilience is what separates a consultancy that’s sellable from one that’s not.—
Raja Walia,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Merchantable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merchantable. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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