SALABLE Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

salable

adjective

ˈsā-lə-bəl

variants or saleable

Definition of salable

as in corporate

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 But, with the advent of platforms such as Instagram and YouTube, the online self became highly saleable. — T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026 Bulls that aren’t saleable become steer for the ranch’s beef market, a direct-to-consumer enterprise through which local families can purchase beef by the pound or buy beef shares — freezer beef sold in quarters, halves or wholes. — Matt Alderton, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026 With most of the master’s level degrees, any pretense of value beyond rendering the prospective students more salable in the workforce is often dispensed with entirely. — James Cramer, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2026 Because fellow directors usually aim to make movies better, not just more salable. — Michael O’Donnell, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for salable

Recent Examples of Synonyms for salable

Adjective

Industrial corporate profitability, however, has seen a notable turnaround, swinging from barely positive growth last year to double-digit gains this year.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
There were no advertising agencies or corporate trademarks in Bronze Age Arabia.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of corporate

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

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

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