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VENDIBLES
Noun
vendibles
plural of vendible
Source: Wiktionary
VENDIBLE
Vend"i*ble, a. Etym: [L. vendibilis: cf. OF. vendible, F. vendable.]
Definition: Capable of being vended, or sold; that may be sold; salable. The regulating of prices of things vendible. Bacon.
Note: Vendible differs from marketable; the latter signifies proper or fit for market, according to the laws or customs of a place. Vendible has no reference to such legal fitness.
Vend"i*ble, n.
Definition: Something to be sold, or offered for sale.
– Vend"i*ble*ness, n.
– Vend"i*bly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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