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

Building New Skills and Professional Growth Engaging in different types of work allows for the development of a diverse skill set, which can make an employee more marketable and better equipped for career advancement. —William Arruda, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024

The company exited its fiscal Q4 with roughly $157 billion in cash, equivalents, and marketable securities on the balance sheet. —Zev Fima, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024

Burton's aesthetic is so distinct that it’s become marketable, both cinematically and for a bevy of tie-in products. —Joshua Rivera, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2024

Unlike other fruit and vinegar flies, which lay eggs on overripe or rotting fruit, the SWD does its thing inside the fresh stuff, compromising what would otherwise be a marketable product, according to Cornell. —Caroline Tien, SELF, 5 Sep. 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