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convertible

[kuhn-vur-tuh-buhl]

adjective

  1. capable of being converted.

  2. having a folding top, as an automobile or pleasure boat.

  3. exchangeable for something of equal value.

    debts payable only in convertible currencies.



noun

  1. an automobile or a boat with a folding top.

  2. a sofa, couch, or chair whose seating section can be folded out into a bed.

  3. Finance.Ģża convertible bond or security.

convertible

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adjective

  1. capable of being converted

  2. (of a car) having a folding or removable roof

  3. finance

    1. a bond or debenture that can be converted to ordinary or preference shares on a fixed date at a fixed price

    2. (of a paper currency) exchangeable on demand for precious metal to an equivalent value

    3. able to be converted into a longer term mortgage without financial penalty

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a car with a folding or removable roof

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • convertibility noun
  • convertibleness noun
  • convertibly adverb
  • nonconvertibility noun
  • nonconvertible adjective
  • nonconvertibleness noun
  • nonconvertibly adverb
  • unconvertibility noun
  • unconvertible adjective
  • unconvertibleness noun
  • unconvertibly adverb
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  • ³¦“DzŌˈ±¹±š°ł³Ł¾±²ś±ō²ā adverb
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of convertible1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Medieval Latin word convertibilis. See convert 1, -ible
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Cox Enterprises would be paid $4 billion in cash and receive about $6 billion in convertible preferred units, which could eventually be exchanged into Charter shares.

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Clinging to the chassis of an airplane with the wind plastering his hair to his forehead and oscillating his gums like bulldog in a convertible, he is, in fact, exceedingly flapped.

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Cantor Fitzgerald manages Tether reserves and holds a convertible debt stake, which prompted conflict-of-interest and national security concerns when Lutnick was nominated commerce secretary.

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On my way northward and speeding in my white Mustang convertible, I careened wildly through the city and then the canyons.

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ā€œWe lost a ā€˜64 Impala convertible, a ā€˜79 Monte Carlo, two ā€˜87 Cutlasses and an ā€˜83 Coupe de Ville,ā€ Traivon Jackson said.

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