marketable

[ mahr-ki-tuh-buh l ]

/ ˈmɑr kɪ tə bəl /

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adjective

readily salable.

of or relating to selling or buying: marketable values; marketable areas.

Origin of marketable

First recorded in 1590–1600; market + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM marketable

mar·ket·a·bil·i·ty, mar·ket·a·ble·ness, noun mar·ket·a·bly, adverb non·mar·ket·a·bil·i·ty, noun non·mar·ket·a·ble, adjective, noun

un·mar·ket·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby marketable

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British Dictionary definitions for marketable

marketable

/ (ˈmɑːkɪtəbəl) /

adjective

(of commodities, assets, etc)

being in good demand; saleable
suitable for sale

of or relating to buying or selling on a market marketable value

Derived forms of marketable

marketability or marketableness, noun marketably, adverb

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marketable

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