different between saleable vs merchantable

English

Etymology

sale +? -able.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /?se?l?bl?/
• Hyphenation: sale?a?ble

Adjective

saleable (comparative more saleable, superlative most saleable)

1. Suitable for sale; marketable; worth enough to try to sell.

Alternative forms

• salable (chiefly US)

Synonyms

• sellable
• vendible

Related terms

• saleability, salability
• saleableness, salableness
• saleably, salably

Translations

Noun

saleable (plural saleables)

1. Something that can be sold.

Anagrams

• leasable, sabellae, sealable

English

Etymology

merchant +? -able

Adjective

merchantable (comparative more merchantable, superlative most merchantable)

1. 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.
   • March 1858, Nathan Clifford in the United States Supreme Court, Leonard v. Davis 66 U.S. 476

     The defendants pleaded the general issue, with notice of the set-off, averring that but a part of the logs ever came to their possession, and of this part but a few were merchantable, the balance of them being worthless, and claiming damages for the inferior quality of the logs.

Antonyms

• unmerchantable

Related terms

• unmerchantable
• merchantability

Translations

References

• merchantable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.