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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
Because fellow directors usually aim to make movies better, not just more salable.
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Michael O’Donnell, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
In the not too-distant future, or maybe just around the corner, AI might be able to issue a saleable version of Helm.
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
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
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.
—Sandeep Kumar, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Michael O’Donnell, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
In the not too-distant future, or maybe just around the corner, AI might be able to issue a saleable version of Helm.
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
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
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.
—Sandeep Kumar, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salable
Adjective
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In an era that often celebrates disruption, Europe’s corporate landscape still tends to reward experience and operational excellence.—
Sam Birchall,
Fortune,
8 June 2026
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Yet his broader impact was in the pioneering electoral coalition that carried him to victory across five terms — a mix of Black and Jewish voters, white yuppies, union members and key corporate leaders.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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As part of that effort, xAI has worked to recruit bankers and private credit lenders to make Grok better at finance strategy and more marketable for Wall Street firms.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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And the fact that this skill has been quietly practiced by women for decades without ever being recognized as a marketable competency is, in many ways, the whole point.—
Alli Kushner,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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As many agencies have limited how noncitizens can qualify for programs — like housing subsidies or commercial trucking licenses — the SBA moved to do the same.—
Alina Selyukh,
NPR,
12 June 2026
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One was a sure commercial bet; the other a creative leap.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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OpenAI isn’t expected to be profitable in the coming years.—
Bailey Lipschultz,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
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The venue is projected to be profitable within five years and generate nearly $29 million in revenue by 2036.—
Clay Marshall,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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The company has ballooned into one of the most valuable private companies on the planet, reaching a valuation of $850 billion earlier this year.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
13 June 2026
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Powered entirely by sunlight, the system simultaneously transforms carbon dioxide into a valuable chemical while converting biomass waste into the essential building blocks for sustainable plastics.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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Compile your existing content into sellable resources.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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These are safety improvements, but developers have a great incentive to improve the science of stairwells as these spaces have no sellable square footage.—
Michelle Sinclair Colman,
Curbed,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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With earnings now in the background, analysts have been warning that the tech companies benefiting from interest in artificial intelligence may have become too expensive.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 June 2026
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These goods and services are getting more expensive due to spillover from massive tech company investments in artificial intelligence.—
Shira Ovide,
Washington Post,
6 June 2026
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“Salable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salable. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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