Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sellable

/ˈsɛləbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables: sell-able
IPA: /ˈsɛləbəl/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able or likely to be sold.

adj

Able or likely to be sold.

adj

Able or likely to be sold.

noun

Something that can be sold.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: marketable, tradable, vendible, vendable, saleworthy, marketworthy"
"a sellable commodity"
"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."
"Alcoholic beverages aren't sellable in this county."
"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."

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.

Inflected Forms

more sellable (comparative) most sellable (superlative) sellables (plural)

Derived Forms

sellably unsellable

Frequently Paired Words

saleability salability sellability unsaleability unsalability unsellability

Synonyms

saleable salable marketable tradable vendible vendable saleworthy marketworthy

Antonyms

unsellable unsaleable unsalable unmarketable untradable unvendible unvendable

Questions

How do you pronounce sellable?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛləbəl/.
What does sellable mean?: Able or likely to be sold.
Where does sellable come from?: 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.

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