salable

/'seiləbl/ Cách viết khác : (saleable) /'seiləbl/

Thân thiện

The shopkeeper displayed the salable goods in the front window.

Definition

Adjective: - Capable of being sold; fit for sale: Describes something that has qualities making it likely or possible to be purchased by buyers. It implies marketability and appeal to potential customers.

Usage

The adjective "salable" (also spelled "saleable") is used to describe products, goods, properties, or even ideas that are in a condition or have characteristics that make them suitable for selling. It often relates to current market demand, price, quality, or design. - It typically precedes a noun (e.g., a salable product) or follows a linking verb like "be" or "remain." - It is commonly used in business, commerce, marketing, and economics contexts.

Examples

• The company focused on creating salable merchandise for the holiday season.
• Despite the economic downturn, the apartment remained highly salable due to its prime location.
• The artist transformed the rough sketches into a salable collection of prints.
• Is this model still salable, or has the new technology made it obsolete?

Advanced Usage

• "Readily salable": Emphasizes that something can be sold easily and quickly.
  • Government bonds are considered readily salable assets.
• "No longer salable": Indicates that an item has lost its marketability.
  • The recalled toys were deemed no longer salable.

Variants and Related Words

• Saleable: An alternative, equally correct spelling of "salable."
• Marketable (adj.): Very similar in meaning, often implying something is in demand or easy to sell. (e.g., ).
• Merchantable (adj.): A more formal or legal term meaning fit for sale according to commercial standards.

Synonyms

• Marketable
• Vendible
• Sellable

Antonyms

• Unsalable (also unsaleable): Not capable of being sold.
• Unmarketable

Related Phrases/Idioms

(While "salable" itself is not commonly used in fixed idioms, it appears in descriptive commercial phrases.) - Salable value: The price for which something can realistically be sold. - The insurer assessed the car's salable value after the accident. - In salable condition: Describing an item that is fit to be offered for sale. - The returned items must be in salable condition for a full refund.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. capable of being sold; fit for sale
   • saleable at a low price

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