merchantable en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *merks Latin merx Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -or Latin mercor Latin mercānsder. Anglo-Norman marchauntbor. Middle English marchaunt English merchant Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English merchantable From merchant + -able.
Meanings
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Fit for the market, i.e. suitable for selling for an ordinary price. Sometimes, this is a technical designation for a particular kind or class.
The defendants pleaded the general issue, with notice of the set-off, averring that but a part of the logs ever came to their possession, and of this part but a few were merchantable, the balance of them being worthless, and claiming damages for the inferior quality of the logs.
March 1858, Nathan Clifford in the United States Supreme Court, Leonard v. Davis 66 U.S. 476
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more merchantable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most merchantable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
submerchantable · merchantableness · nonmerchantable
Relateds
merchantability · unmerchantable
Translations (4)
es comerciable (fit for market) · cs obchodovatelný (fit for market) · fr commerciable (fit for market) · it commerciabile (fit for market)