bankableadj.

Brit.

/ˈbaŋkəbl/, U.S.

/ˈbæŋkəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bank v.², -able suffix.

Etymology: < bank v.² + -able suffix.

Chiefly U.S. before mid 20th cent.

1. Of a bill of exchange, form of currency, etc.: acceptable for processing at a bank; receivable at a bank.

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society > trade and finance > financial dealings > banking > [adjective] > bankable

bankable1797

society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > [adjective] > receivable at bank

bankable1797

1797 Observer 29 Jan. The lowest prices being fixed on each article (for ready money only) or good country bankable bills on London, inclosed with orders, allowing the discount.

1818 S. F. Austin Let. 4 Mar. in E. C. Barker Austin Papers (1924) I. i. 329 The money must be Bankable, as none other will do.

1832 Reg. Deb. Congr. 7 Mar. 204 A currency..perhaps not bankable at all places.

1890 N. Amer. Rev. Sept. 349 The only use to be made of the metal [sc. silver] is as a bankable commodity on which notes may be issued.

1908 Munsey's Mag. Mar. 720 The price has fallen to four or four and a half per cent on long time loans, based on good bankable securities.

1980 Financial Times 21 Mar. 22/2 Bankable paper can always be turned into cash at a price.

2001 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 14 Oct. c15 Travelex Foreign Coin Services, a company which specializes in converting coins into bankable currency.

2. Reliable, trustworthy. Cf. bank v.² 5b.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > [adjective]

soothfastc825

truefastOE

i-treowec1000

unfakenOE

trueOE

sickerc1100

trigc1175

strustya1250

steel to the (very) backa1300

true as steela1300

certainc1325

well-provedc1325

surec1330

traistc1330

tristc1330

trustya1350

faithfula1382

veryc1385

sada1387

discreet1387

trust1389

trothfulc1390

tristya1400

proveda1425

good-heartedc1425

well-trusted?a1439

tristfulc1440

authorizablea1475

faithworthy?1526

tentik1534

fidele1539

truthfulc1550

suresby1553

responsible1558

trestc1560

reliable1569

cocksurea1575

sound1581

trustful1582

truepenny1589

true (also good, sure) as touch1590

probable1596

confident1605

trustable1606

axiopistical1611

loyala1616

reposeful1627

confiding1645

fiducial1647

laudable1664

safe1667

accountable1683

serious1693

sponsible1721

dependable1730

unfailing1798

truthya1802

trustworthy1829

all right1841

stand-up1841

falsehood-free1850

right1856

proven1872

bankable1891

secure1954

1891 Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago) 11 Dec. 3/2 The promises of Chris and others were not bankable, and they refused to sign a man.

1929 Rep. 22nd National Conf. Weights & Meas. (U.S. Dept. of Commerce) 130 This scale performs like a reliable watch, with bankable accuracy and stability.

1973 Times 2 Mar. 18/6 This promise has been described as a ‘bankable assurance’.

1985 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 10 Oct. d4/5 It is undeniable that after 17 years in England, there is something to be said for bankable sunshine.

2003 Independent 20 Nov. i. 20/5 They could have exacted a bankable promise from the US to secure a just settlement for Israel-Palestine.

a. Of a business enterprise or proposal: certain to yield a profit or be commercially successful.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > [adjective] > profitable

winning1435

lucrous1511

beneficial1526

lucrative1526

gainful1561

profitful1568

gainsome1579

profiting1590

requiteful1607

pennisome1631

lucriferous1648

opulent1648

emolumental1664

quick1681

well-metalleda1734

pay-rent1742

profitable1758

emolumentary1775

remunerative1813

economical1815

repaying1820

well-paying1832

benefited1837

paying1841

payable1855

money-making1887

economic1899

bankable1927

megadollar1963

money-spinning1973

1927 J. C. McDowell Dairy-herd Improvem. (U.S. Dept. Agric. Farmers' Bull. No. 1532) 6 If money used in any safe investment will earn more than the interest charged, the proposition is said to be a bankable one.

1958 A. O. Hirschman Strategy of Econ. Devel. x. 191 Entirely too much has been made of the argument that development is held back not by the scarcity of funds, but by a scarcity of ‘bankable’, i.e., well-conceived and engineered, projects.

1985–6 Sight & Sound Winter 26/2 With the success of darts on television, surely there's a bankable film here.

2001 Farmers Guardian 17 Aug. 40/6 Banks will only lend money on good, bankable proposals, not on speculative ventures.

b. Of a person in the entertainment industry, esp. an actor: sufficiently famous or popular to ensure the funding and financial success of a production, enterprise, etc.

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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > performer > [adjective] > type of performer

useful1740

supporting1863

speciality1873

quick change1882

featured1897

non-speaking1959

bankable1964

off-Broadway1971

1964 N.Y. Times 18 Oct. x. 9/1 Many producers..would delay a film for years if necessary to obtain the services of a so-called ‘bankable’ star.

1978 Times 1 Sept. 6/1 Co-authored by Joe Eszterhas and its star, the bankable Sylvester Stallone, the film opens with a charged orchestral overture.

1998 L. Mogel Creating your Career in Communications & Entertainm. 4/1 Whether the author is a bankable commodity such as John Grisham or Jeffrey Archer, [etc.].

2008 Independent 4 Apr. (Arts & Bks. Review section) 29/3 Heigl is the new and, at the moment, highly bankable queen of the rom-com.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	bankable
释义	bankableadj. Brit. /ˈbaŋkəbl/, U.S. /ˈbæŋkəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bank v.², -able suffix. Etymology: < bank v.² + -able suffix. Chiefly U.S. before mid 20th cent. 1. Of a bill of exchange, form of currency, etc.: acceptable for processing at a bank; receivable at a bank. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > banking > [adjective] > bankable bankable1797 society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > [adjective] > receivable at bank bankable1797 1797 Observer 29 Jan. The lowest prices being fixed on each article (for ready money only) or good country bankable bills on London, inclosed with orders, allowing the discount. 1818 S. F. Austin Let. 4 Mar. in E. C. Barker Austin Papers (1924) I. i. 329 The money must be Bankable, as none other will do. 1832 Reg. Deb. Congr. 7 Mar. 204 A currency..perhaps not bankable at all places. 1890 N. Amer. Rev. Sept. 349 The only use to be made of the metal [sc. silver] is as a bankable commodity on which notes may be issued. 1908 Munsey's Mag. Mar. 720 The price has fallen to four or four and a half per cent on long time loans, based on good bankable securities. 1980 Financial Times 21 Mar. 22/2 Bankable paper can always be turned into cash at a price. 2001 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 14 Oct. c15 Travelex Foreign Coin Services, a company which specializes in converting coins into bankable currency. 2. Reliable, trustworthy. Cf. bank v.² 5b. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > [adjective] soothfastc825 truefastOE i-treowec1000 unfakenOE trueOE sickerc1100 trigc1175 strustya1250 steel to the (very) backa1300 true as steela1300 certainc1325 well-provedc1325 surec1330 traistc1330 tristc1330 trustya1350 faithfula1382 veryc1385 sada1387 discreet1387 trust1389 trothfulc1390 tristya1400 proveda1425 good-heartedc1425 well-trusted?a1439 tristfulc1440 authorizablea1475 faithworthy?1526 tentik1534 fidele1539 truthfulc1550 suresby1553 responsible1558 trestc1560 reliable1569 cocksurea1575 sound1581 trustful1582 truepenny1589 true (also good, sure) as touch1590 probable1596 confident1605 trustable1606 axiopistical1611 loyala1616 reposeful1627 confiding1645 fiducial1647 laudable1664 safe1667 accountable1683 serious1693 sponsible1721 dependable1730 unfailing1798 truthya1802 trustworthy1829 all right1841 stand-up1841 falsehood-free1850 right1856 proven1872 bankable1891 secure1954 1891 Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago) 11 Dec. 3/2 The promises of Chris and others were not bankable, and they refused to sign a man. 1929 Rep. 22nd National Conf. Weights & Meas. (U.S. Dept. of Commerce) 130 This scale performs like a reliable watch, with bankable accuracy and stability. 1973 Times 2 Mar. 18/6 This promise has been described as a ‘bankable assurance’. 1985 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 10 Oct. d4/5 It is undeniable that after 17 years in England, there is something to be said for bankable sunshine. 2003 Independent 20 Nov. i. 20/5 They could have exacted a bankable promise from the US to secure a just settlement for Israel-Palestine. 3. a. Of a business enterprise or proposal: certain to yield a profit or be commercially successful. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > [adjective] > profitable winning1435 lucrous1511 beneficial1526 lucrative1526 gainful1561 profitful1568 gainsome1579 profiting1590 requiteful1607 pennisome1631 lucriferous1648 opulent1648 emolumental1664 quick1681 well-metalleda1734 pay-rent1742 profitable1758 emolumentary1775 remunerative1813 economical1815 repaying1820 well-paying1832 benefited1837 paying1841 payable1855 money-making1887 economic1899 bankable1927 megadollar1963 money-spinning1973 1927 J. C. McDowell Dairy-herd Improvem. (U.S. Dept. Agric. Farmers' Bull. No. 1532) 6 If money used in any safe investment will earn more than the interest charged, the proposition is said to be a bankable one. 1958 A. O. Hirschman Strategy of Econ. Devel. x. 191 Entirely too much has been made of the argument that development is held back not by the scarcity of funds, but by a scarcity of ‘bankable’, i.e., well-conceived and engineered, projects. 1985–6 Sight & Sound Winter 26/2 With the success of darts on television, surely there's a bankable film here. 2001 Farmers Guardian 17 Aug. 40/6 Banks will only lend money on good, bankable proposals, not on speculative ventures. b. Of a person in the entertainment industry, esp. an actor: sufficiently famous or popular to ensure the funding and financial success of a production, enterprise, etc. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > performer > [adjective] > type of performer useful1740 supporting1863 speciality1873 quick change1882 featured1897 non-speaking1959 bankable1964 off-Broadway1971 1964 N.Y. Times 18 Oct. x. 9/1 Many producers..would delay a film for years if necessary to obtain the services of a so-called ‘bankable’ star. 1978 Times 1 Sept. 6/1 Co-authored by Joe Eszterhas and its star, the bankable Sylvester Stallone, the film opens with a charged orchestral overture. 1998 L. Mogel Creating your Career in Communications & Entertainm. 4/1 Whether the author is a bankable commodity such as John Grisham or Jeffrey Archer, [etc.]. 2008 Independent 4 Apr. (Arts & Bks. Review section) 29/3 Heigl is the new and, at the moment, highly bankable queen of the rom-com. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1797
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