Marketable

adj

adj ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Capable of being marketed.

    "The quality and scarcity ensured that the product was eminently marketable."

  2. 2
    Saleable (of goods) or employable (of people).

    "The massive unemployment rate among young people today can surely be explained at least in part by the manner in which public schools prevented them from obtaining many marketable talents and attributes."

Adjective
  1. 1
    capable of being marketed wordnet
  2. 2
    being in demand by especially employers wordnet
  3. 3
    fit to be offered for sale wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
exportablemerchantablemerchantablepurchasablesalablesellable

Example

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"Fluency in English is a very marketable skill today."

Etymology

From market + -able.

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