commerciabile

marketable

adjective kom-mer-CHAH-bee-leh Rare

Also means

tradeable

Usage Note

Commerciabile is a formal legal and economic adjective meaning that something can be bought, sold, or traded. It is a two-ending adjective (invariable for gender). The opposite is incommerciabile (non-tradeable). In everyday language Italians more often say vendibile (sellable) or sul mercato (on the market).

Examples

"Il terreno non è commerciabile senza permesso."

Natural Translation

The land is not marketable without permission.

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