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saleworthy

saleworthy adjective: worthy or capable of being sold; sellable.

Adjective

saleworthy (comparative more saleworthy, superlative most saleworthy)

  1. Worthy or capable of being sold; sellable.
    • But even before he could do so, half-a-dozen black Somanlis, now eager for gain, interposed their strong arms to prevent such culpable waste of good saleworthy slave stuff.1896, Grant Allen, A bride from the desert - Page 31

Forms of saleworthy

comparativemore saleworthy
superlativemost saleworthy

Origin of saleworthy

From sale + -worthy.

Questions about saleworthy

What does saleworthy mean?
Saleworthy means worthy or capable of being sold; sellable.
What part of speech is saleworthy?
Saleworthy is an adjective.

Words near saleworthy in the dictionary

  1. salesyard
  2. salet
  3. Salet-Bulangon
  4. salets
  5. salework
  6. saleworthy
  7. saleyard
  8. saleyards
  9. Salf
  10. Salford
  11. Salford Priors

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