Saleable
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈseɪləbl̩/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Saleable is an adjective meaning Something that can be sold.
Meaning
Something that can be sold.
More Meanings
- Suitable for sale; marketable; worth enough to try to sell; that can be sold (i.e., for which it is possible to find a willing and able buyer).
Example Sentences
Near-synonyms: vendable, vendible
They held an estate sale last Saturday, which cleared out everything that was saleable; what's left will require a skip for disposal.
Consider what a rough worme-eaten table / By well-mix'd colours is made ſaleable; / Or how toad-houſing ſculs, and old ſwart bones / Are grac'd with painted toombs and plated ſtones; […]
Ronnie [Van Zant], meanwhile, was strutting hard. After getting home from Knebworth, he began wearing a T-shirt that definitely was not for sale. It read, who the fuck are the rolling stones anyway? That cocky attitude was as salable a quality as any band apparel.
Word Forms
- saleables
Synonyms for saleable
Depending on context, synonyms include sellable, vendable, vendible, ware, wares, stock.
Antonyms for saleable
Common opposites include unsalable, unsellable, unmerchantable, unmarketable.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include salable, sellable, marketable, vendible, vendable, merchantable.
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