marketable

adjective

mar·​ket·​able ˈmär-kə-tə-bəl How to pronounce marketable (audio)
1
a
: fit to be offered for sale in a market
food that is not marketable
b
: wanted by purchasers or employers : salable
marketable securities
marketable skills
2
: of or relating to buying or selling
marketability noun

Examples of marketable in a Sentence

an employee with highly marketable skills realized that the birdhouses he enjoyed making were marketable and began selling them at craft fairs
Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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 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 More News: Clark Hunt's Wife Slams Idea Chiefs Have 'Referee Favoritism' Manning has officially sealed a major NIL deal with Red Bull, marking a significant step in his journey as one of the most marketable athletes in college sports. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025 But the blanket Trump pay-to-quit offer–reportedly driven by Elon Musk–ignores a big risk: That the top performers, with the most marketable skills, will take the money and run. Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for marketable 

Word History

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of marketable was in 1600

Dictionary Entries Near marketable

Cite this Entry

“Marketable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marketable. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

marketable

adjective
mar·​ket·​able ˈmär-kət-ə-bəl How to pronounce marketable (audio)
1
: fit to be offered for sale
food that has gone bad is not marketable
2
: wanted by purchasers or employers
marketable skills
marketability noun

Legal Definition

marketable

adjective
mar·​ket·​able ˈmär-kə-tə-bəl How to pronounce marketable (audio)
1
: fit to be offered for sale : being such as may be justly or lawfully sold or bought
marketable goods
2
: wanted by buyers
marketable securities
marketability noun

More from Merriam-Webster on marketable

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!