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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
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
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
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salable
Adjective
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However, the film’s reception represents a positive step forward for DC Studios, which has greatly struggled in recent years to achieve commercial consistency with its various comic book adaptations.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
17 Aug. 2025
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The Sun Sessions were Elvis’ first commercial recordings, made at Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee in the mid-1950s.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
17 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The thrill of maybe-it’s-real, maybe-it’s-not becomes a form of marketable mystique.—
Emil Steiner,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Recruited Africans practiced marketable skills and built up solid résumés, working as unpaid interns.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Starting with just 10 cars and one client in Pune, the company spent two years optimizing fleet utilization across multiple corporate clients with different shift patterns.—
Tima Bansal,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The site was formerly home to CNO Financial Group’s corporate headquarters, before the company moved to a new location in Carmel last year, and includes several other properties.—
Jake Allen,
IndyStar,
7 Aug. 2025
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Developing dual-use defense capabilities is also important to encourage investment and create profitable business opportunities.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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And of course, recycling is a big and profitable part of our business as well.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Salable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salable. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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