convertible

adjectivenounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//kənˈvɜːtɪbl̩//
United States//kənˈvɝtɪbl̩//

Able to be converted Able to be exchanged, one for the other, especially

adjective

1
Able to be converted Able to be exchanged, one for the other, especially
As if, in truth, there were no God of Labour; as if godlike Labour and brutal Mammonism were convertible terms.
2
historicalAble to be converted Able to be exchanged, one for the other, especially Able to be exchanged for specie.
3
Able to be converted Able to be exchanged, one for the other, especially Able to be exchanged for foreign currency.
Seven months ago Prime Minister Ante Marković, a Croat, attacked Yugoslavia's 2,600 percent inflation rate by making the dinar convertible to Western currencies and lopping off four zeroes.
4
Able to be converted Able to be exchanged, one for the other, especially Able to be exchanged for a different class of security (usually common stock) under certain set terms.
5
Able to be converted Able to undergo conversion (i.e., inversion) without falsehood.
6
obsoleteAble to be converted Able to be turned, especially Able to be turned in a different direction.
The Axis of the Earth is supposed to haue a convertible nature.
7
Able to be converted Able to be turned, especially Able to be turned to a different purpose.
8
Able to be converted Able to be turned, especially Able to be turned to a different religion or belief.
9
Able to be converted Able to be turned into a different thing, especially Able to change from a closed to an open frame and back again.
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obsoleteAble to be converted Able to be turned into a different thing, especially Able to be easily digested.

Etymology

From Old French convertible, from Late Latin convertibilis (“interchangeable”), from Latin convertere (“to turn back, to turn over, to turn around, to turn upside down”), from con- (“with, together”) + vertere (“to turn”), + -ibilis (“-ible: able to”). Equivalent to convert + -ible.

noun

1
datedInterchangeable things or terms.
2
A convertible car: a car with a removable or foldable roof able to convert from a closed to open vehicle and back again.
3
A convertible security: a stock, bond, etc. that can be turned into another (usually common stock) under certain set terms.
4
A computer able to convert from laptop to tablet and back again.

Forms

plural: convertibles
comparative: more convertible
superlative: most convertible

conversion · The act of converting something or someone.convert · To transform or change (something) into another form,…converted · changed in form or function etc.

convertible · Able to be converted Able to be exchanged, one for the other, especially

convey · To move (something) from one place to another.convict · To find guilty, as a result of legal proceedings, or…conviction · A firmly held belief.

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