vendible
Americanadjective
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saleable or marketable
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obsolete venal
noun
Other Word Forms
- nonvendibility noun
- nonvendible adjective
- nonvendibleness noun
- nonvendibly adverb
- unvendible adjective
- vendibility noun
- vendibleness noun
- vendibly adverb
Etymology
Origin of vendible
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin vendibilis; see vend, -ible
Example Sentences
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This was unnecessary in Ugogo, where the people voluntarily brought every vendible they possessed to the camp.
From How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone, by Henry M. Stanley by Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton)
When an estate is leased, the owner has, in his demand for rent, a vendible plus; but the lessee no corresponding minus.
From Principles Of Political Economy by Lalor, John J. (John Joseph)
I allude to the vacant territory, the extent of which is so vast, and the vendible value of which is so well ascertained.
From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 by Various
A Catalogue of the most vendible Books in England, orderly and alphabetically digested.
From How to Form a Library, 2nd ed by Wheatley, Henry Benjamin
Their lien upon the State may have its origin in horses, or anything else; for the State buys anything vendible, from Abdul Rahman's most promising importations to a patent, self-acting corkscrew.
From From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel by Kipling, Rudyard
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