collectable

British  

/ kəˈlɛktəbəl /

adjective

1. (of antiques, objets d'art, etc) of interest to a collector

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noun

1. any object regarded as being of interest to a collector

Example Sentences

But why have they become so desirable, and what causes some of the collectable items to, as one trader put it, be bought "like stocks"?

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

The runaway success of Labubu, the elf-like dolls created by Chinese toy maker Pop Mart, highlights the country's growing appetite for collectable toys, especially among young people.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026

With interest in them "growing and growing and growing", Hochman believes Oasis will become "one of the most collectable bands" in the long term.

From Barron's • Oct. 21, 2025

James Welsh, from Hampshire, sees his Labubu collectable as an investment, which he tells the BBC "could probably earn a fair bit of money two or three years down the line".

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2025

If the law is constitutional, then the tax is to be paid—if unconstitutional, then the tax is not collectable; and the question is settled.

From Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York by Warburton, A. F.