Salable

Salable (also saleable) is an adjective meaning capable of being sold; fit for sale; marketable. In commerce, goods that are salable have characteristics that enable buyers to purchase them at a reasonable price within a market. The term is commonly used in retail, wholesale, inventory management, and appraisal to distinguish items that can be readily sold from those that cannot (unsalable or obsolete stock).

Spellings vary by region: "salable" is commonly used in American English, while "saleable" is more frequent in British English and other Commonwealth varieties; both are accepted in many dictionaries.

Examples illustrate its use in a business context: "The warehouse contains mostly salable merchandise." "Efforts are underway to convert unsalable inventory into cash through discounts or liquidation."

Related terms include marketable and sellable; the noun forms salability or saleability; and the antonyms unsalable or unmarketable. In accounting and supply chain management, salability influences pricing, inventory turnover, and write-down decisions.