BANKABLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bankable mean? 

• BANKABLE (adjective)
  The adjective BANKABLE has 2 senses:

1. guaranteed to bring a profit

2. acceptable to or at a bank

  Familiarity information: BANKABLE used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BANKABLE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Guaranteed to bring a profit

Context example:

without bankable stars the film script aroused no interest

Similar:

profitable (yielding material gain or profit)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Acceptable to or at a bank

Context example:

bankable funds

Similar:

acceptable (worthy of acceptance or satisfactory)

Derivation:

bank (put into a bank account)

bank (be in the banking business)

bank (do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank)