1
as in profitable
fit to be offered for sale
realized that the birdhouses he enjoyed making were marketable and began selling them at craft fairs
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2
as in corporate
fit or likely to be sold especially on a large scale
trying to turn their invention into a marketable product
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Recent Examples of marketable
He has also been named one of the most marketable athletes by Statista and has signed sponsorship deals with several companies — including Nike, Herbalife and Binance.
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Caroline Blair, People.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Recruited Africans practiced marketable skills and built up solid résumés, working as unpaid interns.
—Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
Capital allocation Apple ended the March quarter with $133 billion in cash and marketable securities.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2025
The Rockies are a team devoid of marketable star talent.
—Sam Blum, New York Times, 7 July 2025
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Caroline Blair, People.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Recruited Africans practiced marketable skills and built up solid résumés, working as unpaid interns.
—Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
Capital allocation Apple ended the March quarter with $133 billion in cash and marketable securities.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2025
The Rockies are a team devoid of marketable star talent.
—Sam Blum, New York Times, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marketable
Adjective
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But that would create a thorny conflict of interest for Denholm and her fellow directors, with Musk seeking — not for the first time — to use Tesla to subsidize one of his less-profitable ventures.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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If an investor is wildly bullish on an asset, anticipates a large, sharp upward price movement in the near term, and seeks substantial capital gains, a buy-write or covered call may be a profitable strategy.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Webster’s New World Dictionary cycled through corporate owners until its last edition, in 2014.—
Stefan Fatsis,
The Atlantic,
13 Sep. 2025
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Disengaged operators take shortcuts and postpone investments, perpetuating the cycle that strains corporate cash flow.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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New York Men’s Day offered up a group of intriguing — and salable — emerging brands in an elevated new space.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Another saleable asset in goalkeeper Mike Maignan attracted only a low-ball offer from Chelsea, while Theo Hernandez dropped off so badly that the fee Al Hilal paid was lower than hoped.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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While commercial pilots are allowed to use iPads and electronic tablets in the cockpit to access navigation charts and checklists, the tone of the exchange sparked questions about situational awareness in a restricted airspace.—
Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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Now, the breakthrough at PNNL could free friction stir from those constraints—and open the door for increased use of the advanced manufacturing technique on commercial assembly lines.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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For communication purposes, phones can be valuable tools for students during the school day, according to Toch.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Our expert take The Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card is an excellent business card with useful benefits, valuable rewards and a generous welcome bonus.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Goop, Gwyneth Paltrow’s e-mail newsletter turned e-commerce platform, monetized an all-natural life style, promoting raw-goat-milk cleanses and expensive organic cosmetics.—
Clare Malone,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Drone dilemma The US excels at building large, expensive weaponry, but most American soldiers lack the know-how for fighting with unmanned systems.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Qualifying timber must be merchantable, which is the market maker’s effort to ensure that offsets aren’t produced with trees that wouldn’t otherwise be cut.—
Ryan Dezember,
WSJ,
26 May 2021
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The beetle has devoured 18 million hectares of forest in British Columbia alone, killing 60 percent of its merchantable pine.—
Robinson Meyer,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2021
Adjective
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That kind of resilience is what separates a consultancy that’s sellable from one that’s not.—
Raja Walia,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Marketable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marketable. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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