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or saleable
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as in corporate
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
Since discovering the fledging, barely teenage Canadian talent on YouTube in 2007, Braun meticulously molded Bieber’s heartthrob R&B image into an incredibly salable product ripe for Beliebers’ consumption the world over.
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Zoe Guy, Vulture, 25 July 2025
That is what the auteur myth was built for — to turn a cacophony of effort into a single, salable signature.
—Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025
Without marketing, firms would be unable to get information out necessary to make a drug salable in the first place.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
The staff has been mapping every last crevice of salable land, a job that Barna, the operations V.P., told me may one day be done with drones.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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Zoe Guy, Vulture, 25 July 2025
That is what the auteur myth was built for — to turn a cacophony of effort into a single, salable signature.
—Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025
Without marketing, firms would be unable to get information out necessary to make a drug salable in the first place.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
The staff has been mapping every last crevice of salable land, a job that Barna, the operations V.P., told me may one day be done with drones.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salable
Adjective
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Kering eyewear and corporate sales were up 2%.—
Laure Guilbault,
Vogue,
10 Feb. 2026
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Calling out corporate entities and concentration of power as enemies also appears to be a winning strategy for Democrats in their messaging tactics.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Feb. 2026
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The garden project was created to educate at-risk teenagers and provide them with marketable skills.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Programs like Purdue’s Cornerstone Integrated Liberal Arts and Brandeis University’s Center for Careers and Applied Liberal Arts are preparing undergraduates to internalize and articulate just the kind of marketable value that Karp prizes.—
Benjamin Wolff,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The top three reasons employers cited in cutting jobs last month were losing a commercial contract, stock market and economic conditions, and restructuring.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Management also said that Viasat continues to evaluate strategic options, which include potentially separating the company’s government and commercial businesses.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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If not, the market would be expanded to include nearby substitutes, with the test repeated until a profitable price hike is achieved.—
Hal Singer,
Fortune,
7 Feb. 2026
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Filosa struck a more optimistic note for the current year, saying on an earnings call Friday that Stellantis would be profitable throughout 2026.—
Olesya Dmitracova,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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As a result, Super Bowl airtime has become one of the most valuable buys in advertising, especially for brands chasing massive live audiences.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Fine Crystal and China Keep fine crystal and china out of the kitchen and use that valuable space for everyday items instead, Lisa Cantu, professional organizer and owner of An Organized Home OC, says.—
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
6 Feb. 2026
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But High School Musical’s ratings smash made the movie franchisable and sellable — something far more common for the films given the budgets and attention warranted by a theatrical release.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2026
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For those looking to take an idea from a notebook sketch to a sellable product without hiring an engineering team, YouWare offers a compelling, professional, and cost-effective solution.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Dec. 2025
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The back-and-forth underscores how quickly Jackson’s surprise entry has escalated tensions in a race already on track to become the most expensive in state history.—
Greg Bluestein,
AJC.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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Consumer credit is likewise less expensive elsewhere in the world because of greater competition, tougher regulation and long-standing norms.—
Carter Dougherty,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Salable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salable. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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