Marketable Meaning
/mˈɑrkətəbəl/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjCapable of being marketed.
adjSaleable (of goods) or employable (of people).
Sentence Examples
Fluency in English is a very marketable skill today.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Because it solved a common problem quickly, the new gadget was highly ____ in stores.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The new skills he learned at the workshop will make him more ____ to potential and various employers.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English market 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 marketable From market + -able.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"If this was unrestricted freehold, the land is available for sale or lease, although often it is not readily marketable, by reason of its shape and access; neighbouring landowners are possible purchasers. In some cases, reversionary rights were reserved to neighbouring landowners when the land was acquired."
— 1951 June, “The Why and the Wherefore: Abandoned Branch Lands”, in Railway Magazine, page 428:
"The massive unemployment rate among young people today can surely be explained at least in part by the manner in which public schools prevented them from obtaining many marketable talents and attributes."
— 2010, Gennady Stolyarov II, The Anti-Educational Effects of Public Schools:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Because it solved a common problem quickly, the new gadget was highly ____ in stores.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The new skills he learned at the workshop will make him more ____ to potential and various employers.