collectible
Americanadjective
noun
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Etymology
Origin of collectible
Explanation
An object that's valuable enough to you that you really want to own it is a collectible. Think of your grandpa's collectible coins or your cousin's collectible baseball cards. Use this word as a noun or an adjective, to describe anything that people like to collect. Some collectibles are quite valuable, like a collection of antique diamond rings. Others have value only to the collector, like your sister's collectible school lunch menus. Collectible is derived from the Latin colligere, "gather together."
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Now one of the main arguments seems to be that it’s a scarce collectible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
The company reported more than $1 million in losses stemming from declines in certain collectible asset values during the first six months of the year, according to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
In December, he said, McDonald’s was set to run another movie-related collectible promo.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
For certain consumers, it was the new Labubu: cute and collectible, sold in blind boxes, with certain types being rare and thus much more valuable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
As if I weren’t already immortal enough, I am further immortalized on collectible cards.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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