"bankable" meaning in All languages combined

See bankable on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈbæŋkəbəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bankable.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more bankable [comparative], most bankable [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English bank Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English bankable From bank + -able. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|bank|-able|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English bank Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English bankable [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-dʰlom", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ðlom", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ðlis", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-bilis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ābilis", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-able", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-able", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-able", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "bankable", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="bankable"> From bank + -able. Head templates: {{en-adj}} bankable (comparative more bankable, superlative most bankable)
  1. Acceptable to a bank. Translations (acceptable to a bank): pankkikelpoinen (Finnish), bankfähig (German)
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  2. Certain to bring profit and success, especially in the entertainment industry. Translations (certain to bring profit): bancable [feminine, masculine] (French)
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  3. Reliable.
    Sense id: en-bankable-en-adj-AsMrafoY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bankability, nonbankable, unbankable
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