bankable

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He remains among Indian cinema's most bankable stars, driving festival releases and revenues across the global Tamil diaspora - from satellite rights and music to merchandise.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

For decades, it was one of the most bankable brands in food.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Concurrently, movies focused on white stories to avoid anti-miscegenation laws, not to mention white performers were seen as more bankable, especially to white audiences.

From Salon • Dec. 5, 2024

Vaughn became a bankable comedy star, even dabbling in drama with the likes of “Brawl in Cell Block 99” and Season 2 of HBO’s crime anthology “True Detective.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2024

The same cupidity has given rise to two new terms in the miners' glossary,—trade dust and bankable dust.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866 by Various