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bank·a·ble
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adjective
1.
acceptable for processing by a
bank
:
bankable checks and money orders.
2.
considered powerful, prestigious, or stable enough to ensure profitability:
Without bankable stars the film script aroused no interest.
Origin:
1810–20,
Americanism
;
bank
2
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bank·a·bil·i·ty,
noun
non·bank·a·ble,
adjective
un·bank·a·ble,
adjective
un·bank·a·ble·ness,
noun
un·bank·a·b·ly,
adverb
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bankable
(ˈbæŋkəb
ə
l)
—
adj
1.
appropriate for receipt by a bank
2.
dependable or reliable:
a bankable promise
3.
(esp of a star) likely to ensure the financial success of a film
banka'bility
—
n
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