"merchantable" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more merchantable [comparative], most merchantable [superlative]
Etymology: merchant + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|merchant|able}} merchant + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} merchantable (comparative more merchantable, superlative most merchantable)
  1. Fit for the market, i.e. suitable for selling for an ordinary price. Sometimes, this is a technical designation for a particular kind or class. Related terms: unmerchantable, merchantability Translations (fit for market): obchodovatelný [masculine] (Czech), commerciable (French), commerciabile (Italian), comerciable (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-merchantable-en-adj-XFcmjPm- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able

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