bankable
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈbæŋkəbəl/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English bank Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English bankable From bank + -able.
- Acceptable to a bank.
“a bankable check”
- Certain to bring profit and success, especially in the entertainment industry.
“a bankable film star”
“The literary life evidently suits [Laura] Conrad, who for five years has lived in a fabulous truth-illusion netherworld as MTV’s most bankable reality-and-tabloid personality.”
- Reliable.