financeable

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

finance +‎ -able

Adjective[edit]

financeable (comparative more financeable, superlative most financeable)

  1. Capable of being financed.
    • 2009 August 13, Diane Cardwell, “Stimulus Aid Planned for Two City Projects”, in New York Times[1]:
      “So we had to figure out something we could do to get this project going that was financeable and workable in today’s market.”
    • 2023 December 27, Philip Haigh, “All eyes are on the DfT as rolling stock concerns deepen”, in RAIL, number 999, page 19:
      Despite these uncertainties, Clarke told MPs he was convinced of the need to order trains powered by batteries. He said: "We're calling for a 'no regrets' order of battery trains because we see them always having a future. We see them being fundable, financeable, similar cost to diesel trains, and we know that however much electrification we would aspire to do, there's always going to be at least a third of the network that isn't electrified.