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sellable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈsɛləbəl/

Etymology

Etymology tree English sell Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English sellable From sell + -able.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable, usually) Able or likely to be sold.
   • Near-synonyms: marketable, tradable, vendible, vendable, saleworthy, marketworthy
   • a sellable commodity
2. (not-comparable, usually) Able or likely to be sold. ▸ For which it is possible to find a willing and able buyer.
   • Alcoholic beverages are sellable anywhere, if you're willing to skirt the law.
   • There was nothing in the show that tried to tame it down, somehow make it more sellable. 1977 February 12, Don Shewey, John Glines, “Theatre Profiles Part II”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 33, page 9:
3. (not-comparable, usually) Able or likely to be sold. ▸ Legal to sell.
   • Alcoholic beverages aren't sellable in this county.

Forms

Antonyms

unvendible · unvendible · unsellable · untradable · untradable · unvendable · unsalable · unvendible · unsalable · unsellable · unmarketable · unsellable · unmarketable · unmarketable · untradable · unsaleable · unsalable · unvendable · unsaleable · unvendable · unsaleable

Deriveds

sellably · unsellable

Relateds

salability · unsalability · sellability · saleability · unsellability · unsaleability

Synonyms

saleable · marketworthy · vendible · saleworthy · saleworthy · vendible · marketworthy · vendible · salable · marketable · vendable · marketworthy · marketable · salable · tradable · vendable · tradable · marketable · tradable · saleable · saleworthy · saleable · vendable · salable

sellable en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈsɛləbəl/

Etymology

Etymology tree English sell Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English sellable From sell + -able.

Meanings

1. Something that can be sold.
   • “Whatcha got?” He nodded to the piles of swag and sellables. 2015, Pat Obermeier, The President Factor, Cold Cat Books, →ISBN, page 220:
   • I have been doing my best to overcome jitters after two Whittingehame Court burglaries, one next door and one in the flat above me, both too near for comfort, done in mid-afternoon by the total non-finesse of smashing the door open, stuffing videos and other portable sellables into a large holdall, and making off into the May sunshine apparently unnoticed by anyone. 1993 May, James McGonigal, quoting Edwin Morgan, Beyond the Last Dragon: A Life of Edwin Morgan, Dingwall: Sandstone Press, published 2010, →ISBN, pages 330–331:
   • The cobblestone block of Fulton Street is home to more upscale shops and restaurants, but the old wooden pier is where you’ll find food stands, clothing kiosks, and more random sellables like balloon animal crafts. 2009, Inside New York 2010, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page 292, column 1:
   • They’re traders, girl. If they stop it’s only to make themselves a sale. And do you think they’d throw off some of their sellables to make way for a pregnant whore? 2016, Stella Gemmell, The Immortal Throne, London: Bantam Press, →ISBN, page 215:

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