marketable [mahr-ki-tuh-buh l] WORD ORIGIN adjective readily salable. of or relating to selling or buying: marketable values; marketable areas. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of marketable First recorded in 1590–1600; market + -able Related formsmar·ket·a·bil·i·ty, mar·ket·a·ble·ness, nounmar·ket·a·bly, adverbnon·mar·ket·a·bil·i·ty, nounnon·mar·ket·a·ble, adjective, nounun·mar·ket·a·ble, adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 British Dictionary definitions for marketably marketable adjective (of commodities, assets, etc)
- being in good demand; saleable
- suitable for sale
of or relating to buying or selling on a marketmarketable value Derived Formsmarketability or marketableness, nounmarketably, adverb Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for marketably marketable adj.
c.1600, from market + -able. Related: Marketably; marketability.
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