"sellable" meaning in English

See sellable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈsɛləbəl/ Forms: more sellable [comparative], most sellable [superlative]
Etymology: sell + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sell|able}} sell + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} sellable (comparative more sellable, superlative most sellable)
  1. Able or likely to be sold. Synonyms: marketable, tradable, marketworthy, saleable, saleworthy, vendible Derived forms: sellability
    Sense id: en-sellable-en-adj-MdJua3Me Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 97 3

Noun

IPA: /ˈsɛləbəl/ Forms: sellables [plural]
Etymology: sell + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sell|able}} sell + -able Head templates: {{en-noun}} sellable (plural sellables)
  1. Something sellable.
    Sense id: en-sellable-en-noun-X2jDpOJP

Inflected forms

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