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or saleable
1
as in commercial
fit or likely to be sold especially on a large scale
an item that would be too expensive to produce, and attractive to too few people, to ever be considered a salable commodity
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as in marketable
fit to be offered for sale
the car has to be put in better condition before it will be at all salable
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Recent Examples of salable
Without marketing, firms would be unable to get information out necessary to make a drug salable in the first place.
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
Typically the metals are melted down at independent foundries and recast into salable commodities, like manhole covers and replacement car parts.
—Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 1 June 2025
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
That may not sound like much, but elimination of just one elevator shaft can create 100 square feet of rentable or salable space on every floor of a building.
—Joshua Stein, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
Typically the metals are melted down at independent foundries and recast into salable commodities, like manhole covers and replacement car parts.
—Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 1 June 2025
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
That may not sound like much, but elimination of just one elevator shaft can create 100 square feet of rentable or salable space on every floor of a building.
—Joshua Stein, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salable
Adjective
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This fragmentation further entrenches geopolitical tensions and makes LNG and energy pipelines strategic assets on top of commercial projects.—
Earl Carr,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Her commercial echelon, again, is more akin to pure pop artists like Madonna, whose lyrical narratives—while memorable—aren’t usually packed with diaristic detail.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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One of them — the real Boris Berezovsky (Will Keen) — takes Baranov under his wing to help orchestrate the path to power of Putin (Jude Law), a cold, crafty and not-very-marketable former spy who was appointed by Yeltsin to run the FSB (ex-KGB) in 1998.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Aug. 2025
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Gauff is the most marketable tennis player in the world.—
Merlisa Lawrence Corbett,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Boise Pride received $250,000 in corporate sponsorships, compared to last year’s $440,000, the Idaho Capital Sun reported.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Sep. 2025
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Proprietors would source the teas from Mallett and receive mentoring from her corporate leadership team.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Kurt Hutson, owner of Rise Academy located north of Dallas in Allen, said 3- and 4-year-old students are the most profitable in terms of the revenue source from their tuition.—
Lina Ruiz
September 8,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
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Adopt zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) and multiparty computation (MPC) to validate identity attributes without exposing the raw data, making synthetic identity theft less profitable.—
Rohan Pinto,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Salable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salable. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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