merchantability

merchantability — 名詞

1. a legal requirement, based on the Uniform Commercial Code in the United States,

1.名詞C2
釋義

適銷性

符合通常用途的品質標準

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.

例句

The buyer argued that the faulty engine breached the implied warranty of merchantability.

買方主張那台故障的引擎違反了默示的適銷性擔保。

implied warranty of merchantability — standard legal phrase

A customer proves lack of merchantability by showing the product was unfit for ordinary use.

要證明欠缺適銷性，消費者須舉證該產品不適合正常使用。

lack of merchantability + fit for ordinary use

同義詞
  • 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.

常見錯誤

❌The store guaranteed the merchantability of the sofa.
✅The store's implied warranty of merchantability covers the sofa.
💡The word is used within the phrase 'warranty of merchantability', not as a standalone guarantee.