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as in commercial
fit or likely to be sold especially on a large scale
an item that would be too expensive to produce, and attractive to too few people, to ever be considered a salable commodity
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as in marketable
fit to be offered for sale
the car has to be put in better condition before it will be at all salable
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Recent Examples of salable
First, there’s the pretty, quiet Paloma (Jennifer Trejo), a nascent math and science prodigy, who helps her ailing father (Gilberto Barraza) mine salable scrap metal from the smelly garbage dump near their makeshift home.
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Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
This is the story, initially set in the nineteenth century, of seven chocolate makers -- three English, one Dutch, two Swiss, and one American -- struggling to produce salable products.
—Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2011
Sixteen ounces of salable meat per month is a long way from the more than 4,000 pounds per month that Upside says its factory is capable of producing.
—WIRED, 15 Sep. 2023
The Persian Gulf, incidentally, is another land-poor, cash-rich enclave that has reached into the surrounding seas to extend its salable square footage.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2023
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Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
This is the story, initially set in the nineteenth century, of seven chocolate makers -- three English, one Dutch, two Swiss, and one American -- struggling to produce salable products.
—Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2011
Sixteen ounces of salable meat per month is a long way from the more than 4,000 pounds per month that Upside says its factory is capable of producing.
—WIRED, 15 Sep. 2023
The Persian Gulf, incidentally, is another land-poor, cash-rich enclave that has reached into the surrounding seas to extend its salable square footage.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2023
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He was charged with guiding the league through a restructuring, which included centralizing the league’s television and commercial rights and operations.Paul Tenorio, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
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In some cases, the apps can also identify unmanned aircraft, such as commercial drones that are signaling their location the same way planes do.Clare Duffy, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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Meanwhile, stocks and other risk assets continue to paint a rosy picture of the outlook for economic growth and corporate profits.Bill Stone, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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Starboard is a top operational and corporate governance activist.Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024
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The company plans to be profitable by year three, if not sooner.Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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But when a brand starts to give an e-commerce player 30 to 35 percent of its margin, that e-commerce player cannot be profitable.Samantha Conti, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Salable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salable. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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