Financeable

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Capable of being financed or obtaining necessary funding for a project or undertaking
2. Possible to secure financial backing for an initiative or investment
3. Capable of receiving financial support or investment to cover costs

Etymology: "Financeable" is about as plain as English etymology gets: it is simply "finance" with the suffix "-able" attached, meaning "capable of being" the thing named. Here the base is "finance," which came into English from Old French "finance," meaning payment or settlement of a debt, and that French word traces back to "finer," to end or pay up. The suffix "-able" arrived through Old French from Latin "-abilis," and English has used it for centuries to form adjectives like "readable" and "washable." The pattern is productive. Once a noun like "finance" existed, English speakers could attach "-able" to it whenever they needed to say that something could be funded, and "financeable" fits that habit exactly. Its meaning follows directly from the parts: a project or business that is financeable is one that lenders or investors are willing to back.

Synonyms: fundable, investable