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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Unifying all of Disney’s streaming hubs under one global, marketable, bundle-able, and advertiser-friendly banner would be good for its business and customers alike, Iger has argued.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
2 Oct. 2025
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Norwood, though fictional, shows how far the industry can push technology toward creating marketable, stand-alone characters.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Monica Turner of Procter & Gamble, who is currently the President of North America, the company’s largest and most profitable region.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
13 Oct. 2025
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Coincidentally, each armoire is three times as profitable as each chair, while each bed is twice as profitable.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Oct. 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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That combination of excellence and diversity prepares students for the real world and must be protected and celebrated as one of our district’s most valuable assets.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
13 Oct. 2025
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Stay safe on wintry roads with these valuable winter driving tips from the NWS, and reduce the risk of accidents during challenging weather conditions.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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From flooding to hurricanes and sinkholes, homeowners in the county face a number of challenges which makes coverage more expensive—especially considering that flood insurance is not part of a standard policy.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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The proposal beat out two less expensive pitches.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
13 Oct. 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 20 Oct. 2025.
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