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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
One of its most salable assets, the energetic left back Ian Maatsen, is actually on loan from Chelsea.
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Rory Smith, New York Times, 31 May 2024
First, there’s the pretty, quiet Paloma (Jennifer Trejo), a nascent math and science prodigy, who helps her ailing father (Gilberto Barraza) mine salable scrap metal from the smelly garbage dump near their makeshift home.
—Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
This is the story, initially set in the nineteenth century, of seven chocolate makers -- three English, one Dutch, two Swiss, and one American -- struggling to produce salable products.
—Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2011
Sixteen ounces of salable meat per month is a long way from the more than 4,000 pounds per month that Upside says its factory is capable of producing.
—WIRED, 15 Sep. 2023
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Rory Smith, New York Times, 31 May 2024
First, there’s the pretty, quiet Paloma (Jennifer Trejo), a nascent math and science prodigy, who helps her ailing father (Gilberto Barraza) mine salable scrap metal from the smelly garbage dump near their makeshift home.
—Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
This is the story, initially set in the nineteenth century, of seven chocolate makers -- three English, one Dutch, two Swiss, and one American -- struggling to produce salable products.
—Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2011
Sixteen ounces of salable meat per month is a long way from the more than 4,000 pounds per month that Upside says its factory is capable of producing.
—WIRED, 15 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salable
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The basilica was a part of the larger forum, which served in London as the political, judicial, commercial and social hub of the city.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Hawke quipped that’s maybe because Linklater has never made a commercial movie.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
18 Feb. 2025
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Curry has been one of the NBA’s most marketable players for the past decade, and his off-court earnings got a bump last year under his latest long-term Under Armour contract extension.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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The company holds cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities totaling $1.5 billion as of December 31, 2024, and anticipates these funds will support future development and commercialization efforts.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This threatens to accelerate a corporate anti-DEI trend that has already been in the works.—
Kizzy Cox,
Essence,
11 Feb. 2025
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At the beginning of last year, Honda rearranged the corporate structure around its motorsport activities.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
11 Feb. 2025
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Free trade — with its reduced or even eliminated tariffs — is crucial to keep the business profitable.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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Disney’s entertainment streaming business, comprising Disney+ and Hulu, delivered its second straight profitable quarter with operating income of $293 million on revenue of $6.07 billion, up 9%.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Salable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salable. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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