Bankable

//ˈbæŋkəbəl// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Acceptable to a bank.

    "a bankable check"

  2. 2
    Certain to bring profit and success, especially in the entertainment industry.

    "a bankable film star"

  3. 3
    Reliable.
Adjective
  1. 1
    acceptable to or at a bank wordnet
  2. 2
    guaranteed to bring a profit wordnet

Synonyms

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acceptableprofitable

Example

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"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."

Etymology

From bank + -able.

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