Definitions
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- See
salable ,salably , etc.
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- adjective Suitable for
sale ;marketable ; worth enough to try to sell.
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- adjective capable of being sold; fit for sale
Etymologies
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Examples
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This applied equally to the "Special Order Department," and I am afraid, if the subject were probed to the bottom, it would be found that every article sold in Ruhleben -- fully ninety per cent. of which probably would be construed as articles saleable from the canteen if shops were unavailable -- contributes its toll of seven-and-a-half per cent. to the German authorities.
Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot
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Reed was in possession of several individual bags of marijuana, which police called a saleable quantity.
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Means that you're probably not 'saleable' enough to enough markets.
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The word 'saleable' was prefaced with about six 'so's.
My Luncheon With Megan Sean Craven 2009
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The word 'saleable' was prefaced with about six 'so's.
Archive 2009-08-23 Sean Craven 2009
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Now, here she is, starring in Dreamgirls, playing the role of the singer who is pushed aside to make room for the prettier, more "saleable" lead, played by Beyonce.
Stacy Parker Aab: I Got a Fever, and the Only Prescription is More Effie 2008
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However, they had a good point: a lot of students are signing up to media studies degrees thinking they are quick routes into the industry when in fact they're more like 'cultural studies' degrees but given a far more 'saleable' badge.
What is Design History? Jonathan 2005
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However, they had a good point: a lot of students are signing up to media studies degrees thinking they are quick routes into the industry when in fact they're more like 'cultural studies' degrees but given a far more 'saleable' badge.
Archive 2005-10-01 Jonathan 2005
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Also, from what I understand any given agent has passed on a 'saleable' MS at one time or another.
My final post on the Bookner concept Miss Snark 2005
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But when the amalgamation with the Grand Junction, which had always been its own carrier, took place, a great reduction in rates was made, as well as arrangements for encouraging the conveyance of every kind of saleable article.
Rides on Railways Samuel Sidney 1848
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