marketable

adjective

mar·​ket·​able ˈmär-kə-tə-bəl 

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

ˌmär-kə-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

Synonyms

• merchantable
• salable
• saleable
• sellable

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

While the absence of Carlsen, who is still one of the most marketable figures in chess, was felt in Singapore, Ding’s recent struggles also cast a shadow over the finale. —Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024

The company reported cash and cash equivalents of $121.3 million as of October 31, 2024, with marketable securities totaling $609.1 million. —Quartz Bot, Quartz, 10 Dec. 2024

While Ding technically succeeded Carlsen, the Norwegian remains the consensus best player in the world and the sport’s most marketable figure. —Leon Watson, NBC News, 25 Nov. 2024

The most marketable athlete on the campus of Texas Tech has more than 427,000 followers on TikTok and 447,000 on Instagram. —Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 20 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

marketable

adjective

mar·​ket·​able ˈmär-kət-ə-bəl 

1

: fit to be offered for sale

food that has gone bad is not marketable

2

: wanted by purchasers or employers

marketable skills

marketability

ˌmär-kət-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē 

noun

Legal Definition

marketable

adjective

mar·​ket·​able ˈmär-kə-tə-bəl 

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

ˌmär-kə-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun