merchantable

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈmɝtʃəntəbəl/ UK /ˈməːtʃəntəb(ə)l/ See IPA manual

adj

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adj
of a quality fit to be sold; saleable

The contract guaranteed goods of merchantable quality.

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1 adj · of a quality fit to be... saleablemarketablevendibletradablesellable

Opposites

unsaleableunmarketable

Word family

Forms unmerchantable

Derived forms merchantability

Related forms merchant merchandise merch commerce

Etymology

From merchant (from Old French marcheant, from Vulgar Latin *mercatāns, from Latin mercārī 'to trade', from merx 'goods') + -able.

marcheant Old French merx Latin

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# merchantable

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈmɝtʃəntəbəl
**IPA (UK):** ˈməːtʃəntəb(ə)l

## Meanings
1. of a quality fit to be sold; saleable

## Examples
- The contract guaranteed goods of merchantable quality.

## Synonyms
- saleable
- marketable
- vendible
- tradable
- sellable

## Antonyms
- unsaleable
- unmarketable

## Derived Forms
- merchantability

## Related Forms
- merchant
- merchandise
- merch
- commerce

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: marcheant
- Root: merx

## Etymology
From merchant (from Old French marcheant, from Vulgar Latin *mercatāns, from Latin mercārī 'to trade', from merx 'goods') + -able.

## AI Etymology
Merchantable comes from merchant (from Old French marcheant, from Vulgar Latin *mercatāns, from Latin mercārī 'to trade', from merx 'goods') + -able. The etymological trail includes Old French marcheant, Latin merx. The same word family includes merchantability, merchant, merchandise, merch, commerce. Its current adjective use means "of a quality fit to be sold; saleable".

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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