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saleable

/ˈseɪləbəl/SAY-luh-buhl
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈseɪləbəl/SAY-luh-buhl

Meaningthat one can sell

Common meaning: fit to be sold

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Journey through time

  1. Old Englishsala‘a sale’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishsalesource
  3. Englishsale‘the act of selling’
  4. Englishformed in English from salesaleable‘fit to be sold’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from sale + -able.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), SALE, p.523 · scan

Source words

  • sala Old English · source word “selling, a sale”

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