Definition of Merchantability

1. Noun. The state of being fit for market; ready to be bought or sold.

Generic synonyms: State
Specialized synonyms: Sale

Definition of Merchantability

1. Noun. The state of being merchantable ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Merchantability

1. [n -TIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Merchantability

merchandry
merchands
merchant
merchant-venturer
merchant bank
merchant banker
merchant bankers
merchant banks
merchant marine
merchant navy
merchant prince
merchant princes
merchant ship
merchant ships
merchant vessels
merchantability (current term)
merchantable
merchanted
merchantess
merchantesses
merchantile
merchanting
merchantlike
merchantly
merchantman
merchantmen
merchantries
merchantry
merchants
merchantwoman

Literary usage of Merchantability

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on the Law of Sale of Personal Property by Floyd Russell Mechem (1901)
"merchantability. § 1340. Warranty of merchantability arises on executory sale of merchandise.— Akin to the questions discussed in the preceding subdivision ..."

2. The Law of Contracts by Samuel Williston, Clarence Martin Lewis (1920)
"merchantability. As a general rule all the buyer is entitled to, in case of a sale or contract to sell by sample, is that the goods shall be like the sample ..."

3. Cases on Business Law by William Everett Britton, Ralph Stanley Bauer (1922)
"IMPLIED WARRANTY OF merchantability Sales Act, Section 16. In the case of a contract to sell or a sale by sample— * * * (c) if the seller is a dealer in ..."

4. The American and English Encyclopedia of Law by John Houston Merrill, Charles Frederic Williams, Thomas Johnson Michie, David Shephard Garland (1889)
"facts and circumstances justify it, such a warranty may be sample is not ordinarily one of merchantability.1 But \vhen the implied. ..."

5. A Treatise on the Law of Sales of Personal Property: Including the Law of by Christopher Gustavus Tiedeman (1891)
"Implied warranty of merchantability — Manufacturer's liability — Fitness for a particular use. — But while, as a general rule, the sale of goods by ..."

6. Modern American Law: A Systematic and Comprehensive Commentary on the by Eugene Allen Gilmore, William Charles Wermuth (1917)
"Implied warranty of merchantability—Caveat emptor.—In general, with reference to the quality, the doctrine of caveat emptor applies, and the buyer must ..."

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