merchantable

adjective

ˈmər-chən-tə-bəl How to pronounce merchantable (audio)
Definition of merchantablenext
as in marketable
fit to be offered for sale a logging operation that strips an area of all of its trees, only a small percentage of which will yield merchantable timber

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Recent Examples of merchantable 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 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 If only one percent of those logs escaped and somehow eluded beachcombers, that means 100 million board feet of merchantable timber became driftwood each year. — Brian Payton, Smithsonian, 9 Feb. 2018 Today, the land for sale has what's estimated to be 2 million board feet of merchantable timber. — Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 26 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for merchantable
  1. marketable
  2. profitable
  3. valuable
  4. salable
  5. expensive
  6. sellable
Adjective
  • 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
Definition of marketable
Adjective
  • The stakes in this case are high for Meta, a market leader and one of the most profitable social media companies in the world.
    — John Ruwitch, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026
  • This age group is the most profitable for childcare providers, as the larger class sizes of pre-K children subsidize the cost of caring for infants and toddlers.
    — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of profitable
Adjective
  • The simple way to think about this product is a closer integration between Salesforce's library of customers' valuable data and the capabilities of the Claude model.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The term describes how one’s actions have side effects that might be more valuable than the actions themselves, like a bee pollinating the world’s flowers while making honey for its hive.
    — Christopher Cox, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of valuable
Adjective
  • Caring for a Christmas tree farm means growing trees, maintaining a saleable crop, and selling Christmas trees to the public.
    — Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Her daughter, Rose Lane—a 43-year-old journalist with writer’s block who’d already mined and sold everything salable in her own life—pushed for drama and sensationalism.
    — Rosemary Counter, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026
Definition of salable
Adjective
  • But when shovels become too expensive, the miners start forging their own.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • West Virginia is the least expensive state, with an income of $81,245 for a single adult and $202,592 for a family of four.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of expensive
Adjective
  • The author advises negotiating exit terms fiercely, choosing fewer, aligned investors, and building sellable systems from day one, whether or not outside capital is involved.
    — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Returns management solutions enable retailers to get sellable inventory back into the right channel faster and within the same season, delivering quick refunds and seamless experiences that build customer loyalty.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of sellable

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“Merchantable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merchantable. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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