marketable

adjective

mar·​ket·​able ˈmär-kə-tə-bəl How to pronounce marketable (audio)
Synonyms of marketablenext
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 How to pronounce marketable (audio)
noun

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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
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The labs are concentrating on making models better at marketable skills, like legal work and accounting. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026 As homesteading, cottagecore and tradwife content converge online, the overlap has made the category more marketable. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026 The real opportunity may lie in slow diffusion and integration, a less marketable but potentially sound thesis. — Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Maryland should stop selling marketable securities shortly after receiving them. — Mark Lewyn, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for marketable

Word History

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of marketable was in 1600

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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
ˌmär-kət-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē How to pronounce marketable (audio)
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
ˌmär-kə-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce marketable (audio)
noun
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