collectible

or col·lect·a·ble

[ kuh-lek-tuh-buh l ]

/ kəˈlɛk tə bəl /

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adjective

capable of being collected.

noun

an object suitable for a collection, originally a work of fine art or an antique, now including also any of a wide variety of items collected as a hobby, for display, or as an investment whose value may appreciate.

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Origin of collectible

First recorded in 1640–50; collect¹ + -ible

OTHER WORDS FROM collectible

non·col·lect·a·ble, adjectivenon·col·lect·i·ble, adjectivepre·col·lect·a·ble, adjectivepre·col·lect·i·ble, adjective

Words nearby collectible

collect on delivery, collectable, collectanea, collected, collected edition, collectible, collecting tubule, collection, collection agency, collection box, collection plate

Example sentences from the Web for collectible

Soon after launching, their collaborative product lines became cult, collectible items among in-the-knows worldwide.
Jeremy Scott: New York Fashion Week’s Craziest Show|Misty White Sidell|February 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I am still trying to wrap my brain around the idea that the hottest topic in Washington today is . . . collectible platinum coins.
Washington Goes Platinum|Megan McArdle|January 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Of this amount about $25,000 covered accounts not included in their estimate of collectible indebtedness.
A Backward Glance at Eighty|Charles A. Murdock
Elim had some arrears of pay, but now he seriously doubted whether they were collectible.
The Happy End|Joseph Hergesheimer

January 30, 1864, the tax was increased to two cents a pound, collectible on all cotton coming from the Confederate States.
Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama|Walter L. Fleming
Dic went out on "a" in place of "i" in collectible, Sukey turning him down.
A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties|Charles Major
Pensions are collectible even if a person continues working.
Area Handbook for Bulgaria|Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole