unbankable

Definition

Not suitable for investment or financing because the project is seen as too risky or unlikely to generate a reliable profit.

Etymology

Derived from the prefix 'un-' (not) combined with 'bankable', a term originating from 19th-century finance that describes something acceptable as security for a bank loan or profitable enough for investment.

In the news

The article uses this word to describe climate adaptation projects, like mangrove buffers, which fail to attract private capital because they lack predictable cash flows.

'How do we make these unbankable climate solutions bankable?'

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