bankable
adjective
bank·able
ˈbaŋ-kə-bəl 
1
: acceptable to or at a bank
bankable currency
2
: sure to bring in a profit
… Hollywood's most bankable star …—
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Tens of thousands of callous-handed firefighters and tender veterinarians each year are snubbed in favor of bankable Hollywood stars that, coincidentally, tend to bring attention to suffering magazines.
—Choire Sicha, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Slow Horses is a rarity in our modern slate of awards-hungry prestige series: a clever genre fusion with a bankable star that cranks out new seasons in months, not years.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Suddenly, Scorsese’s more expensive projects were bankable.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2025
Eugenio Derbez has been a bankable comedy superstar in Spanish-language markets for more than 30 years.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
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Choire Sicha, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Slow Horses is a rarity in our modern slate of awards-hungry prestige series: a clever genre fusion with a bankable star that cranks out new seasons in months, not years.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Suddenly, Scorsese’s more expensive projects were bankable.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2025
Eugenio Derbez has been a bankable comedy superstar in Spanish-language markets for more than 30 years.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Bankable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bankable. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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