Definition of bankable
1 : acceptable to or at a bank bankable currency
2 : sure to bring in a profit Hollywood's most bankable star — Sidney Sheldon
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But such scale today is usually reserved only for supposedly more bankable franchise films.
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Hayward was the lone bankable star to move from the West to the East, while Kyle Lowry re-signed with Toronto and Otto Porter stayed with Washington on a new four-year, $110 million deal.
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With few bankable assets, the Bulls’ path the relevancy is now through the draft.
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Eleven years ago, a teacher named Tara Grinstead disappeared from her home in Georgia and with no bankable leads, her case quickly went cold.
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Though Sam convinces Debbie to join the G.L.O.W. team as the bankable headliner, Gilpin adds a layer of self-doubt and restraint to her performance that shows just how wounding the star system can be even to its leading ladies.
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The inevitability of Cruise becoming a reliable, bankable action star wouldn't have been so clear more than a decade ago.
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The nonstop El Moussa coverage since speaks in part to a shortage of bankable subjects.
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Johnny Depp Can’t Escape His Own Superstardom—David Sims writes that the once-bankable star now seems stuck in franchise hell with no obvious exit.
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First Known Use of bankable
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BANKABLE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of bankable for English Language Learners
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: certain to make a profit
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