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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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
As of November 30, 2024, Sono-Tek had no outstanding debt and reported cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities totaling $12,681,000.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 13 Jan. 2025
Two months after the Uni gorged themselves on Udon noodles every day, the edible part of Uni grew from 4.8% to 17.5% on average, far above the marketable percentage of 10%.
—Akiko Katayama, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
As Black women in the spotlight, their value in society can also feel linked to their ability to remain marketable to an audience that doesn't view them in totality.
—Kia Turner, refinery29.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 13 Jan. 2025
Two months after the Uni gorged themselves on Udon noodles every day, the edible part of Uni grew from 4.8% to 17.5% on average, far above the marketable percentage of 10%.
—Akiko Katayama, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
As Black women in the spotlight, their value in society can also feel linked to their ability to remain marketable to an audience that doesn't view them in totality.
—Kia Turner, refinery29.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marketable
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Free trade — with its reduced or even eliminated tariffs — is crucial to keep the business profitable.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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Disney’s entertainment streaming business, comprising Disney+ and Hulu, delivered its second straight profitable quarter with operating income of $293 million on revenue of $6.07 billion, up 9%.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2025
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Among his demands were eliminating taxes on tips, banning taxes on overtime and cutting the corporate tax rate from 21% to 15% – priorities that will cost hundreds of billions of dollars.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
30 Jan. 2025
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For some, the shift away from climbing the corporate ladder represents a healthier relationship with work.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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The series renders the potentially odd and inward aspects of fantasy salable—paranormals are just like contemporary humans, with familiar psychologies, politics, and value systems.—
Katy Waldman,
The New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2025
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Add the contemporaneous arrival of a lively market for contemporary art, which had barely existed earlier in 20th century America, and all those rival brand names could seem like desperate promotional efforts to crack the market with comfortably retrograde, highly salable pictures.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Dec. 2024
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The idea is to be able to put residential units above commercial buildings like those in a strip mall.—
Alex Malm,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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But radar readings from the airport tower place the helicopter at 200 feet, while the flight data recorder for the commercial jet – which was approaching Reagan National Airport for a landing – reported the jet was at an altitude of 325 feet, NTSB member J. Todd Inman said over the weekend.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN,
6 Feb. 2025
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Roughly half of married, cohabitating, or committed partners say their significant other is distracted by someone worth more of their valuable time and affection.—
Michael Alcée,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2025
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He’s been with them since the beginning, proving himself as a loyal friend and a valuable mutineer.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
7 Feb. 2025
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As mentioned, pine nuts, which are often rather expensive, aren’t mandatory either.—
Stacey Lastoe,
Southern Living,
1 Feb. 2025
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Here is a look at what goods could be more expensive to buy after the tariffs go into effect: More:Tariffs, inflation, and retailers: How Trump's potential tariffs could hit your wallet What items from Canada could be impacted by Trump's tariffs?—
Rachel Barber,
USA TODAY,
1 Feb. 2025
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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
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“Marketable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marketable. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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