merchantability
merchantability — noun
1. a legal requirement, based on the Uniform Commercial Code in the United States,
a legal requirement, based on the Uniform Commercial Code in the United States, that goods offered for sale must be of at least average quality for their type, be properly packaged, and be able to serve their ordinary purpose without unusual defects.
The buyer argued that the faulty engine breached the implied warranty of merchantability.
implied warranty of merchantability — standard legal phrase
A customer proves lack of merchantability by showing the product was unfit for ordinary use.
lack of merchantability + fit for ordinary use
State law requires every sale of consumer goods to carry an implied promise of merchantability.
Apinya proved lack of merchantability when the refrigerator stopped cooling after two days of normal use.
- fitness for sale
everyday paraphrase used outside legal documents
- soundness
general quality term, not specific to commercial law
- marketability
focuses on ease of selling rather than legal fitness for ordinary use
用法筆記
Almost always appears in the fixed legal phrase 'warranty of merchantability' or 'implied warranty of merchantability'. Outside of contract law contexts this word is extremely rare.