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merchandisable

merchandisable

1 5.1
People can easily sell it as a product, often to fans and collectors
  • adjective
  • /ˈmɜrʧənˌdaɪzəbl/
  • Jargon
translation icon : comercializable
  • The designer aimed to create merchandisable clothing that would appeal to a broad audience.

Examples

  • The toy company focused on developing products that are highly merchandisable to maximize sales.

  • Which has proved to be a professionally highly merchandisable vice.

    Best of Enemies (2015)

  • After the movie's success, they released a range of merchandisable items that fans could purchase.

Synonyms

marketable
vsmerchandisable
25 3.8

Able to be sold because many people want it

is about being prepared and promoted for sale as merchandise
tradable
vsmerchandisable
3 3.7

Can be bought or sold

is about being prepared and promoted for sale as merchandise
sellable
vsmerchandisable
3 3.1

Good enough for people to want to buy

is about being prepared and promoted for sale as merchandise
purchasable
vsmerchandisable
1 2.8

Available to buy

is about being prepared and promoted for sale as merchandise
merchantable
vsmerchandisable
  • Formal
6.9

Good enough in quality to be sold

is about being prepared and promoted for sale as merchandise

How Marketable

marketable
25 3.8
merchandisable
  • Jargon
1 5.1
sellable
3 3.1
unsalable
6.5

Surface Forms

merchandisable positive

Morphology

merchandisable = merchandise (transparent) = merchandise + able

Standard adjectival derivation from the verb 'merchandise' with the predictable meaning 'able to be sold or marketed'.

Etymology

Merchandisable comes from merchandise, which means 'goods' you sell, and the ending -able, which means 'able to', and it is related to words like merchant and market. So something merchandisable is 'able to be sold', like a toy or T-shirt made to sell in shops or to fans.