marketable
/mˈɑɹkətəbəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Saleable (of goods) or employable (of people).
adj
Able to be converted into cash quickly, but at a price that is determined by the market in that commodity
Example Sentences
- "The quality and scarcity ensured that the product was eminently marketable."
- "If this was unrestricted freehold, the land is available for sale or lease, although often it is not readily marketable, by reason of its shape and access; neighbouring landowners are possible purchasers. In some cases, reversionary rights were reserved to neighbouring landowners when the land was acquired."
- "The massive unemployment rate among young people today can surely be explained at least in part by the manner in which public schools prevented them from obtaining many marketable talents and attributes."
Etymology
Etymology tree English market Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English marketable From market + -able.
Inflected Forms
more marketable (comparative)
most marketable (superlative)