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<p>[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 285155, member: 33"]Well, <b>saleable</b> is the more common spelling but<b> salable</b> is also correct.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Saleable</b> and <b>Sellable</b> are both recognized by the Oxford English Dictionary as having been in use since the 16th century. There are more permutations in their definitions of "saleable," though. The most appropriate to this discussion for "saleable" is "<b><font size="4">Capable of being sold; fit for sale; commanding an easy or ready sale."</font></b><font size="4"> First reported use was from 1530.</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4">Their definition of "sellable" is: "</font><b><font size="4">That may be sold, saleable."</font></b><font size="4"> First reported use was from 1561.</font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">Anyway, they are synonymous and both used.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 285155, member: 33"]Well, [B]saleable[/B] is the more common spelling but[B] salable[/B] is also correct. [B]Saleable[/B] and [B]Sellable[/B] are both recognized by the Oxford English Dictionary as having been in use since the 16th century. There are more permutations in their definitions of "saleable," though. The most appropriate to this discussion for "saleable" is "[B][SIZE=4]Capable of being sold; fit for sale; commanding an easy or ready sale."[/SIZE][/B][SIZE=4] First reported use was from 1530.[/SIZE] [SIZE=4]Their definition of "sellable" is: "[/SIZE][B][SIZE=4]That may be sold, saleable."[/SIZE][/B][SIZE=4] First reported use was from 1561. Anyway, they are synonymous and both used.[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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