bankable

adjective

bank·​able ˈbaŋ-kə-bəl How to pronounce bankable (audio)
1
: acceptable to or at a bank
bankable currency
2
: sure to bring in a profit
Hollywood's most bankable starSidney Sheldon
bankability noun

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Offset established himself as a bankable musician through his work with the Georgia hip-hop group Migos, which disbanded in 2023. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025 Warner felt, as did the film distributors, that the movie version would be more bankable if filmed in color. John Tamny, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025 In desperation, Elisabeth conceives, and is viciously destroyed by, her own younger, more bankable doppelgänger. Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025 And the Academy Award for best career turnaround goes to…Demi Moore, who has gone from formerly bankable leading lady to genuine Oscar hopeful this year. Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 2 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bankable

Word History

First Known Use

1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of bankable was in 1797

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“Bankable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bankable. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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