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convertible
[ kuhn-vur-tuh-buhl ]
adjective
- capable of being converted.
- having a folding top, as an automobile or pleasure boat.
- exchangeable for something of equal value:
debts payable only in convertible currencies.
noun
- an automobile or a boat with a folding top.
- a sofa, couch, or chair whose seating section can be folded out into a bed.
- Finance. a convertible bond or security.
convertible
/ kənˈvɜːtəbəl /
adjective
- capable of being converted
- (of a car) having a folding or removable roof
- finance
- a bond or debenture that can be converted to ordinary or preference shares on a fixed date at a fixed price
- (of a paper currency) exchangeable on demand for precious metal to an equivalent value
- of a mortgage able to be converted into a longer term mortgage without financial penalty
noun
- a car with a folding or removable roof
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Derived Forms
- conˌvertiˈbility, noun
- conˈvertibly, adverb
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Other Words From
- con·verti·bili·ty con·verti·ble·ness noun
- con·verti·bly adverb
- noncon·verti·bili·ty noun
- noncon·verti·ble adjective
- noncon·verti·ble·ness noun
- noncon·verti·bly adverb
- uncon·verti·bili·ty noun
- uncon·verti·ble adjective
- uncon·verti·ble·ness noun
- uncon·verti·bly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of convertible1
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Example Sentences
By the way, a mint condition 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz convertible can now sell for as much as $350,000.
Pat Roberts owns a convertible that is registered to his Alexandria, VA home, with Virginia vanity plates reading “PR-USS.”
Dad bought Mom a snappy convertible back about the time of the Nixon-Kennedy debates.
A red convertible turned onto Elm Street and went down the hill.
At just that very point, I spotted a brand-new Porsche Carrera convertible to my right rear.
Sherringham almost feared to dwell on this, lest it should beget in him a rage convertible mainly into caring for her more.
Joy was off in the direction of the garage and in no time at all she was back in my Cadillac convertible.
It is very similar in taste, and throws up an equally fluid cream, which is not convertible into butter.
The honest transcripts in the club book clear away a great deal of that unknown which is so convertible into the magnificent.
What made matters worse, the sailors were more than half-mutinous, being paid with tickets not readily convertible into cash.
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