merchantable C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈmɝtʃəntəbəl/ UK /ˈməːtʃəntəb(ə)l/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj of a quality fit to be sold; saleable The contract guaranteed goods of merchantable quality. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · of a quality fit to be... saleablemarketablevendibletradablesellable ↔ Opposites unsaleableunmarketable Word family Forms unmerchantable Derived forms merchantability Related forms merchantmerchandisemerchcommerce Etymology AI details From merchant (from Old French marcheant, from Vulgar Latin *mercatāns, from Latin mercārī 'to trade', from merx 'goods') + -able. marcheant Old French merx Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # 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 markdown