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."
Vocabulary lists containing collectible
Example Sentences
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Their images have exploded in Chinese pop culture, appearing in videogames, animated films and collectible bobbleheads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
TikTok Shop—a side business to the social-media platform—added live auctions last year, and Fanatics Live offers collectible sports card auctions backed by the sports merchandise giant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The Declaration of Independence appeared on highball glasses, tea towels and collectible plates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
“They are going to leverage physical sales as a collectible segment,” van Dreunen said.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
She herself did nothing to help but rather talked on the phone, occasionally pausing to yell, "That's very collectible," or "Be careful with the fish, I'm pretty sure the female is pregnant."
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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