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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There are set pieces of a scale previously unheard of for the director — explosions, car chases, bank robberies — as well as his most bankable star yet in Leonardo DiCaprio. Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025 Popular Appeal Anchored in Local Icons South celebrated Andalusia’s own with a tribute to actor-director-producer Paco León, one of Spain’s most bankable and beloved figures. Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025 Getty Images What To Know After becoming one of the most bankable actors of the 1970s, the All the President's Men star bought land in Utah and established the Sundance Institute in the early 1980s, pouring millions into nurturing independent filmmakers. Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025 Redford was suddenly a bankable leading man with his pick of projects — and legions of admirers across the country. Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 16 Sep. 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 3 Oct. 2025.

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