bankable

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Recent Examples of bankable To get the data, the bank surveyed wealthy individuals with bankable household assets of $1 million or more from February to March 2025. India Brown, Robb Report, 15 July 2025 Saroja Devi began her screen career in the mid-1950s and rose to become one of the most prolific and bankable actors of her era. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 July 2025 And that projection — a world of possibility — is why the MLB Draft teems with excitement and optimism and investment toward a potentially bankable future. Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025 And, of course, the role of Han Solo in 1977's Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope went to Ford, transforming him into one of Hollywood's most bankable leading men. Mike Miller Published, EW.com, 7 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for bankable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankable
Adjective
  • But that would create a thorny conflict of interest for Denholm and her fellow directors, with Musk seeking — not for the first time — to use Tesla to subsidize one of his less-profitable ventures.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • If an investor is wildly bullish on an asset, anticipates a large, sharp upward price movement in the near term, and seeks substantial capital gains, a buy-write or covered call may be a profitable strategy.
    Michael Khouw, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Dillon is currently in the second year of his most lucrative contract to date — a three-year deal with a cap hit of $4 million signed with the New Jersey Devils on July 1, 2024.
    Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Advertising has become a lucrative and fast-growing line of business for the Seattle e-retailer, bringing in $56 billion in revenue last year, according to a company filing.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This is in large part because 401(k)-type plans became more common and, according to the paper, displaced more liquid and less remunerative forms of saving such as checking accounts.
    Allison Schrager, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
  • This mundane enterprise turned out to be reasonably remunerative.
    Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025
Adjective
  • And, economic pain is one of our greatest motivators.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • China's economic slowdown steepens.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But Under Strain The Total and Permanent Disability discharge program, which offers debt relief to student loan borrowers who are unable to engage in substantial, gainful employment due to a medical impairment, is still available.
    Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
  • The gainful employment rule is intended to help students avoid low-value programs that leave them with too much debt and minimal earning potential.
    Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 2 June 2025
Adjective
  • Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
    Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
  • There are some mysteries and secrets here that look quite juicy.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • So, while a paying customer willing to spend $100 on a coin bundle will typically receive around 100 Sweeps Coins as a bonus, the non-paying customer who mails in a postcard is capped at 5 Sweeps Coins – a nominal amount.
    Daniel Wallach, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025

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“Bankable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankable. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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