saleable

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

Thân thiện

The shopkeeper displayed the saleable pottery on a wooden shelf.

Definition

Adjective: - Capable of being sold; fit for sale: Describes an item or product that has qualities making it likely or possible to be purchased by customers. It implies the item is in a condition, of a quality, or at a price that is attractive to the market.

Usage

The adjective "saleable" (also spelled "salable") is used to describe goods, properties, or even abstract concepts like ideas, indicating they have market appeal or commercial viability. It is often used in business, retail, and economic contexts.

Examples

• The company focused on designing saleable products that would appeal to a broad audience.
• After renovations, the old house became much more saleable.
• The artist's early works are highly saleable to collectors.
• We need to adjust the features to make this software more saleable.

Advanced Usage

• "To render something saleable": To take actions that make an item fit or suitable for sale.
  • The publisher edited the manuscript to render it more saleable to a mainstream audience.
• Used in passive constructions to describe state.
  • The damaged goods were no longer considered saleable.

Variants and Related Words

• Salable: An alternative spelling of "saleable." Both are correct.
• Marketable: A close synonym, often emphasizing appeal and demand in the market.
• Merchantable: A more formal or legal term, often implying goods are fit for sale according to commercial standards.

Synonyms

• Marketable
• Vendible
• Merchantable
• Commercially viable

Antonyms

• Unsaleable / Unsalable
• Unmarketable

Related Phrases

• Saleable asset: An asset that can be readily sold.
  • The patent was their most saleable asset.
• Saleable value: The price for which something can be sold.
  • They assessed the inventory's saleable value.

Học thuật

Adjective

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• salable