merchantableness

noun

Quality of being merchantable.

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

nounmerchantableness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableQuality of being merchantable.

Origin

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

From merchantable + -ness.

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APA

merchantableness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merchantableness

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“merchantableness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merchantableness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “merchantableness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merchantableness.

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