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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
In the fashion industry, new product development is a high-stakes process centered around anticipating market demand and converting insights into saleable products at record speed.
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Sandeep Kumar, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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.
—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
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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Sandeep Kumar, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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.
—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
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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In contrast, the war with Iran sent investors searching for havens like gold but did little to dim corporate earnings prospects.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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Impact funds, development finance institutions, family offices, corporate VCs — each with different mandates and return expectations.—
Maurizio Caio,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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College play can now pay a lot more and prove much more marketable, given that media largely ignores the minor leagues.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 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
Adjective
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The new shelter includes an on-site medical clinic, an early education classroom, comprehensive case management, full commercial kitchen and spaces for art, job training, education and mental health programming, the release noted.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Feb. 2026
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This label prohibits any military partners from conducting commercial activity with the firm.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Thanks to cable carriage fees and advertising revenue, CNN is strongly profitable, on track to make about $600 million in operating profit this year, according to WBD.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Emirates remains the world’s most profitable airline and its home base of Dubai International Airport handled more than 95 million passengers in 2025, while Saudi Arabia is preparing the launch of Riyadh Air and developing King Salman International as another regional hub.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Clymer said his most valuable advice for a prospective SAR team member is to be curious and open to learning new skills.—
Jayme Moye,
Outside,
27 Feb. 2026
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Now, more than ever, the Japanese giant is expanding the footprint of its valuable intellectual property (IP) across movies to merchandise and theme parks, betting on nostalgia and new gamers, to drive sales of its flagship Switch 2 console and key games.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Meanwhile, families with resources opt out —moving to more expensive neighborhoods, hiring tutors, or paying private tuition that now rivals college costs.—
Jacquelyn Martell,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2026
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An additional option if only replacing one tire, especially with very expensive tires, is to have the new replacement shaved down to match the tread depth of the other tires.—
Hartford Courant,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Salable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salable. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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