# marketable

/ˈmɑɹkətəbəɫ/ (US) · /mˈɑːkɪtəbəl/ (UK) · CEFR B2 · Adjective

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/marketable
Updated: 2026-05-09

## Definition

easy to sell because people want to buy it. It also describes a person who has the right skills to get a good job.

For teachers: attractive to potential buyers or employers; having qualities that facilitate commercial sale or professional hire. Often used in business contexts to describe products, services, or human capital.

## Examples

- She took a coding course to make herself more marketable.
- The marketing team is looking for ways to make the new software more marketable to small business owners.
- While the artist's early work was considered too experimental for the mainstream, his later shift toward portraiture made his portfolio significantly more marketable to private collectors.

## Usage notes

- Typically used attributively before a noun or predicatively after a linking verb like 'become' or 'remain'.

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