inconvertible
Americanadjective
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(of paper money) not capable of being converted into specie.
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not interchangeable.
adjective
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incapable of being converted or changed
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not redeemable for gold or silver specie
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not exchangeable for another currency
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Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of inconvertible
First recorded in 1640–50, inconvertible is from the Late Latin word inconvertibilis not alterable. See in- 3, convertible
Example Sentences
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Proving an exchange of cash for favors often requires the kind of inconvertible evidence that undercover recordings can provide.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
The previous year, Nixon unilaterally made the dollar inconvertible to gold.
From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2021
It was inconvertible and burdensome but also full of opportunity.
From New York Times ● Sep. 11, 2014
Since the U.S. stopped selling gold for dollars last August, the banks cannot do much more than sit on their inconvertible dollars.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Germany, likewise, every effort has been made to accumulate gold, even though the notes of the Reichsbank were made inconvertible at the beginning of the war.
From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Chester Arthur Phillips
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