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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
That is what the auteur myth was built for — to turn a cacophony of effort into a single, salable signature.
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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
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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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
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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The plan will allow for limited truck access in some areas for local deliveries, including the West Vernor and Springwells commercial corridors.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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In her lyrics, Swift nods to the road Gallatin Pike, a turnpike for commercial traffic that stretches from East Nashville up through Hendersonville.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 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
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Irish butter may now an internationally marketable commodity, but in Swift’s day, the Irish peasantry fought back against their replacement by cattle by maiming and driving the unfortunate cattle off cliffs.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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For the first half of her tenure, Engelbert seemed to enjoy a positive relationship with the players, securing major corporate partners, working with the union on a collective-bargaining agreement that looked historic at the time, keeping the league afloat during the COVID pandemic.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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The network has warmed up to Trump from a corporate perspective as its owners have pursued what some have called a more centrist approach.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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The lemonade stand and bake sale became very profitable and would turn into a giant play date in their front yard every June.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Marimekko has seen profitable growth even through the pandemic.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Salable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salable. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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