bankable
Americanadjective
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acceptable for processing by a bank.
bankable checks and money orders.
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considered powerful, prestigious, or stable enough to ensure profitability.
Without bankable stars the film script aroused no interest.
adjective
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appropriate for receipt by a bank
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dependable or reliable
a bankable promise
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(esp of a star) likely to ensure the financial success of a film
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Example Sentences
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Stalin is being challenged by C. Joseph Vijay, 51, one of India's most bankable actors, especially in Tamil regions.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
Studio executives and theater operators chalk up the improved prospects to several factors, including a better and more plentiful crop of bankable movies that are giving consumers more reason to trek to the multiplex.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
Coach has emerged as one of fashion’s most surprisingly bankable and buoyant brands.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
To keep his company thriving, Dutt had a simple rule: each artistic gamble should be followed by a bankable commercial film.
From BBC • Jul. 5, 2025
At all events make it bankable, and add the interest for six months.
From Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter by Adams, F. Colburn (Francis Colburn)
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