Standard Lemma guide

saleable

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈseɪləbl̩/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • homophone: sailable
  • CMU ARPABET: S EY1 L AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Suitable for sale; marketable; worth enough to try to sell; that can be sold (i.e., for which it is possible to find a willing and able buyer).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: vendable, vendible
  • They held an estate sale last Saturday, which cleared out everything that was saleable; what's left will require a skip for disposal.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sellable, vendable, vendible

Antonyms: unsaleable, unsalable, unsellable, unmerchantable, unmarketable

2

noun

Meaning 2

Something that can be sold.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: ware, wares, stock, inventory

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sellable, ware, wares, stock, inventory

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

capable of being sold; fit for sale

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • saleable at a low price

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: salable

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From sale + -able.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: لِلْبَيْع (lilbayʕ) — suitable for sale
  • Catalan: vendible — suitable for sale
  • Czech: prodejný — suitable for sale
  • Dutch: verkoopbaar — suitable for sale
  • Finnish: myyntikelpoinen — suitable for sale
  • French: vendable — suitable for sale
  • Galician: vendible — suitable for sale
  • Galician: vendíbel — suitable for sale
  • German: verkäuflich — suitable for sale
  • Greek: πωλήσιμος (polísimos) — suitable for sale
  • Hindi: बिकाऊ (bikāū) — suitable for sale
  • Italian: vendibile — suitable for sale
  • Latin: vendibilis — suitable for sale
  • Norwegian Bokmål: salgbar — suitable for sale
  • Polish: sprzedawalny — suitable for sale
  • Portuguese: vendável — suitable for sale
  • Portuguese: vendível — suitable for sale
  • Romanian: vandabil — suitable for sale
  • Romanian: comerciabil — suitable for sale
  • Russian: по́льзующийся спро́сом (pólʹzujuščijsja sprósom) — suitable for sale
  • Russian: хо́дкий (xódkij) — suitable for sale
  • Russian: ходово́й (xodovój) — suitable for sale
  • Slovak: predajný — suitable for sale
  • Spanish: vendible — suitable for sale
  • Turkish: pazarlanır — suitable for sale
  • Turkish: pazarlanabilir — suitable for sale
  • Turkish: satılır — suitable for sale
  • Turkish: satılabilir — suitable for sale