vendible

/'vendəbl/

Thân thiện

The farmer sorts the vendible produce at the market stall.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Fit to be offered for sale; marketable: Describes an item, typically a product or commodity, that is of sufficient quality, condition, or demand to be sold. It implies the item is sellable or merchantable.

Usage

• The adjective vendible is used to describe goods or items. It is a formal or commercial term.
• It is typically placed before a noun (attributive use) or after a linking verb like "be" or "seem" (predicative use).
• Example (Attributive): "The company focused on producing highly vendible goods."
• Example (Predicative): "After the repairs, the antique furniture was deemed vendible."

Examples

• The farmer sorted his harvest into vendible produce and items for personal use.
• Not all handmade crafts are immediately vendible in a competitive market.
• The liquidator's job was to determine which assets were still vendible.

Advanced Usage

• In Economics/Commerce: The term is often used in discussions of marketability, inventory, and asset valuation.
  • Example: "The concept of a vendible product is central to retail economics."
• As a Noun (less common): The word can also function as a noun (plural: vendibles), meaning "items that can be sold."
  • Example: "The shop window displayed an array of colorful vendibles."

Variants and Related Words

• Vendibility (n): The quality or state of being sellable.
  • Example: "The vendibility of the software depends on its user interface."
• Vend (v): To offer something for sale.
  • Example: "He vends his artwork at the local market."

Synonyms

• Marketable: Suitable for selling in a market.
• Salable (or Saleable): Capable of being sold.
• Merchantable: Of a quality fit for sale.
• Sellable: Informal term for capable of being sold.

Antonyms

• Unsalable: Not capable of being sold.
• Unmarketable: Not fit for the market.
• Unvendible: Not fit to be sold (direct opposite).

Notes on Meaning

• Primary Meaning: The core meaning relates to an item's suitability for sale. It does not comment on the ethics of the sale (unlike its rare synonym "venal," which implies corruption).
• Context: It is most at home in formal, business, or legal contexts rather than everyday conversation. In casual speech, "sellable" or "marketable" is more common.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. fit to be offered for sale
   • marketable produce

Từ đồng nghĩa

• marketable
• merchantable
• sellable
• vendable