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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The move reunited Downey, Marvel’s most bankable star, with the Russo Bros., Marvel’s most bankable directors, who likewise had departed the MCU after Endgame. Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025 Zem, who is one of France’s most bankable actors, will play a compassionate criminologist named Alaoui, whose life intersects with a young woman named Elisa, played by Ronchi. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025 Speed is its biggest advantage, because film projects can materialize or evaporate in a matter of days depending on the schedule of a bankable star. Matt Craig, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025 That is the movie that will pit parallel universe superheroes against each other, and only the most bankable stars will emerge victorious. Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bankable

Word History

First Known Use

1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
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 2 Apr. 2025.

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