单词 | bankability |
释义 | bankabilityn. Originally U.S. 1. The extent to which a bill of exchange, promissory note, etc., is acceptable for processing at a bank. Cf. bankable adj. 1. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > [noun] > convertibility of redeemability1795 convertibility1844 bankability1909 1909 Pacific Reporter 103 609/1 The bankability of said promissory notes. 1949 Columbia Law Rev. 49 13 The great object of the Ocean Bills of Lading Convention was to increase the bankability of these documents as reliable negotiable instruments of commerce. 2. Esp. in reference to the entertainment industry: likelihood of yielding profit or ensuring financial success. Cf. bankable adj. 3. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > profit > [noun] > profitableness profitabilitya1500 profitableness1590 lucriferousness1663 lucrativeness1726 remunerativeness1845 rentability1847 payability1890 bankability1933 1933 San Antonio (Texas) Light 2 Feb. 1/5 Confident that the whole project will be self-sustaining, he has no doubt of the ‘bankability’ of it. 1976 Maclean's 9 Feb. 32/2 The secret and all-powerful Q Ratings that are researched for TV networks to determine a performer's appeal—and ultimately his bankability in a series. 1995 B. Henderson in P. Sturges Four More Screenplays 330 Both his critical reputation and his bankability as a director would suffer. 2003 Heat 29 Mar. 84/2 Director Jon Amiel has been free to cast on the basis of acting talent rather than bankability. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1909 |
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