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adj
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
fit to be offered for sale
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: marketable, sellable, vendable, vendible
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *merks Latin merx Latin mercor Latin mercānsder. Anglo-Norman marchauntbor. Middle English marchaunt English merchant Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English merchantable From merchant + -able.
Across languages
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