collectable

British

/ kəˈlɛktəbəl /

adjective

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

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noun

any object regarded as being of interest to a collector

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He said when he first started selling cards, he could get hold of the collectable items without a problem, but now found it more difficult.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

One popular item which shops have said is regularly stolen to sell online is the collectable soft toys Jellycats.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

Appearing on the Autotrader website, it has been described as "a once-in-a-lifetime collectable for fans of the show".

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

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

At sixty, from your captured heights You fly the flag of Vested Rights, Bounded by bonds collectable, And hopelessly respectable!

From Impertinent Poems by Cooke, Edmund Vance

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