1
as in profitable
fit to be offered for sale
realized that the birdhouses he enjoyed making were marketable and began selling them at craft fairs
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as in corporate
fit or likely to be sold especially on a large scale
trying to turn their invention into a marketable product
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Recent Examples of marketable
As Black women in the spotlight, their value in society can also feel linked to their ability to remain marketable to an audience that doesn't view them in totality.
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Kia Turner, refinery29.com, 6 Dec. 2024
While the absence of Carlsen, who is still one of the most marketable figures in chess, was felt in Singapore, Ding’s recent struggles also cast a shadow over the finale.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
The company reported cash and cash equivalents of $121.3 million as of October 31, 2024, with marketable securities totaling $609.1 million.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 10 Dec. 2024
While Ding technically succeeded Carlsen, the Norwegian remains the consensus best player in the world and the sport’s most marketable figure.
—Leon Watson, NBC News, 25 Nov. 2024
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Kia Turner, refinery29.com, 6 Dec. 2024
While the absence of Carlsen, who is still one of the most marketable figures in chess, was felt in Singapore, Ding’s recent struggles also cast a shadow over the finale.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
The company reported cash and cash equivalents of $121.3 million as of October 31, 2024, with marketable securities totaling $609.1 million.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 10 Dec. 2024
While Ding technically succeeded Carlsen, the Norwegian remains the consensus best player in the world and the sport’s most marketable figure.
—Leon Watson, NBC News, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marketable
Adjective
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Its ownership of the club already was probably profitable for the family.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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The company expects five of its current local markets to be profitable this year.—
Sara Fischer,
Axios,
15 Jan. 2025
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Over the past couple of years, more tenants and advocates have reported that renters are getting evicted by out-of-state, corporate landlords who purchase properties and evict people en mass.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
18 Jan. 2025
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Days later, Khosrowshahi is expected to travel to Davos, Switzerland, for the 54th World Economic Forum — an event that has, in recent years, been a platform for making exactly the kinds of corporate promises that Trump has railed against, including commitments to E.S.G., D.E.I. and globalism.—
Lauren Hirsch,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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The series renders the potentially odd and inward aspects of fantasy salable—paranormals are just like contemporary humans, with familiar psychologies, politics, and value systems.—
Katy Waldman,
The New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2025
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Add the contemporaneous arrival of a lively market for contemporary art, which had barely existed earlier in 20th century America, and all those rival brand names could seem like desperate promotional efforts to crack the market with comfortably retrograde, highly salable pictures.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Dec. 2024
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The contenders to succeed him include Marianne Lake, CEO of consumer and community banking, Troy Rohrbaugh, co-head of the commercial and investment bank and Mary Erdoes, CEO of asset and wealth management.—
Pritam Biswas and Nupur Anand,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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The board, by a vote of 4-2, also rejected two of the developer’s major variance requests for an 18-foot-tall commercial building planned at 0 Cretin Ave.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
24 Jan. 2025
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Across these diverse career pathways, students are gaining valuable skills, credentials, and real-world experience that will set them up for long-term success.—
Vicki Phillips,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Having a second look at your financial investments and commitments could lead to some valuable insights, Gemini.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Massachusetts is the most expensive state in terms of basic costs for a family of four, according to a 2024 SmartAsset study.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2025
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This season has been particularly rocky for head coach Ruben Amorim’s men, and Antony has been a bit-part player—adding to his status as among the most expensive disappointments in the division’s history.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Qualifying timber must be merchantable, which is the market maker’s effort to ensure that offsets aren’t produced with trees that wouldn’t otherwise be cut.—
Ryan Dezember,
WSJ,
26 May 2021
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The beetle has devoured 18 million hectares of forest in British Columbia alone, killing 60 percent of its merchantable pine.—
Robinson Meyer,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2021
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“Marketable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marketable. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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