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convertible

con·ver·tible

UK/kənˈvɜːtɪbl̩/ US/kənˈvɝtɪbl̩/ fairly common
noun (3) adjective (3)

noun

1.

a car that has top that can be folded or removed

2.

a corporate security (usually bonds or preferred stock) that can be exchanged for another form of security (usually common stock)

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3.

a sofa that can be converted into a bed

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adjective

1.

capable of being exchanged for or replaced by something of equal value

  • “convertible securities”
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2.

designed to be changed from one use or form to another

  • “a convertible sofa”
  • “a convertible coupe”
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3.

capable of being changed in substance as if by alchemy

  • “is lead really transmutable into gold?”
  • “ideas translatable into reality”
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Origin

From Old French convertible, from Late Latin convertibilis (“interchangeable”), from Latin convertere (“to turn back, to turn over, to turn around, to turn upside down”), from con- (“with, together”) + vertere (“to turn”), + -ibilis (“-ible: able to”). Equivalent to convert + -ible.

Phrases

  • convertible husbandry
  • convertible land
  • convertible mark
  • convertible pants
  • convertible security

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