Dictionary

commerciable en · ADJ

Etymology

From commerce + -able.

Meanings

1. Capable of, or suitable for, being bought and sold or traded.
   • Many years ago a young, possibly slightly arrogant—certainly self-confident—archaeologist defined archaeology as 'the study of social and economic history through the actual commerciable products of society—or in other words the story of Man's attempts to keep the wolf from the door by means of better doors and better wolf-traps.' 1998, Laurence Flanagan, Ancient Ireland: Life Before the Celts, →ISBN:
   • The general integration of African economy would allow for the global bargaining of all of Africa's commerciable surplus of raw materials at prices advantageous to us, besides providing a very important source of capital accumulation. 1987, Cheikh Anta Diop, Black Africa: The Economic and Cultural Basis for a Federated State, →ISBN:
   • Fruit cocktails and candied/dehydrated fruits were also found to be commerciable. 1985, Philippines Bureau of the Census and Statistics, Yearbook of Philippine Statistics, page 297:

Forms

Deriveds

uncommerciable