tradable

T1R1A1D2A1B3L1E1
/ˈtɹeɪdəbəl/

adjective

Capable of being traded.

“Oil is a tradable commodity.”

OriginEnglish trade ← Middle English trade ← Middle Low German trade →
Less commonScrabble 11
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Meanings

adjectivetradable (comparative more tradable, superlative most tradable)

comparative more tradable · superlative most tradable · alternative tradeable

  1. Capable of being traded.

    Oil is a tradable commodity.

nountradable (plural tradables)

plural tradables · alternative tradeable

  1. An asset which can be traded.

    What is the price of the tradable?

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
mercablesellable

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dreh₂-
  2. Proto-Germanic*tradō
  3. Proto-West Germanic*trudo
  4. Old Saxontrada
  5. Middle Low Germantrade
  6. Middle Englishtrade
  7. Englishtrade
  8. Englishtradable

From trade + -able.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

German handelbar
  • handelbarcapable of being traded
Spanish intercambiable
  • intercambiablecapable of being traded
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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