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marketable Definition

mar·ket·able (-ə bəl)

adjective

    1. that can be sold; fit for sale
    2. readily salable
  1. of buying or selling marketable value

marketable Related Forms
mar′·ket·abil·ity noun
marketable Synonyms

marketable

modif.

for the consumer, wholesale, for sale; see commercial 1, retail.

marketable Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • commodity: He was a marketable commodity, even for the bourgeois houses.
  • surplus: The smaller the farm, the greater is the need for higher productivity and marketable surplus to enable a family have some cash income.
  • grain: We have state farms which yield a surplus of not less than 60 per cent of marketable grain.
  • yield: In severe cases a loss in marketable yield has been reported.
  • security: CAT has invested funds that are surplus to its requirements in interest bearing marketable securities.

Modifying Another Word

  • highly: Green was also linked with a move to Leeds to replace their highly marketable young keeper Paul Robinson.
  • readily: These forms of investment provide a simple method of investment in a readily marketable manner.
  • easily: Following in the wake of the popular Charlie's Angels feature films it certainly should have been easily marketable.
  • very: For students, the skills and experience gained in the Resource Center can be very marketable.
  • not: Education is not Marketable One problem for the model of consumer choice in education is that it operates maximally in urban or suburban environments.
  • commercially: Further development of this device to make it commercially marketable is possible, and research into similar fiber optic devices is envisaged.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: The tie up with Coca Cola worth some £ 50m over three years was to help the Football League become more marketable.
  • remain: It is your responsibility to keep your skills up to date, so that you remain highly marketable.