merchantability

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noun

The state of being merchantable.

OriginEnglish merchant ← Middle English marchaunt ← Anglo-Norman marchaunt →
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Meanings

nounmerchantability (countable and uncountable, plural merchantabilities)

plural merchantabilities

  1. countableuncountableThe state of being merchantable.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*merks
  2. Latinmerx
  3. Latinmercor
  4. Latinmercāns
  5. Anglo-Normanmarchaunt
  6. Middle Englishmarchaunt
  7. Englishmerchant
  8. Englishmerchantability

From merchant + -ability.

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Translations

Czech obchodovatelnost
  • obchodovatelnoststate of being merchantable
French commerciabilité
  • commerciabilitéstate of being merchantable
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APA

merchantability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merchantability

MLA

“merchantability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merchantability. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “merchantability,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merchantability.

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