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convertible

/kənˈvɝtəbəl/

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What does convertible mean?

adjective

  1. Able to be exchanged, one for the other, especially
  2. Able to be exchanged for foreign currency.
  3. Able to be exchanged for a different class of security (usually common stock) under certain set terms.
More meanings (11)

adjective

  1. Able to undergo conversion (i.e., inversion) without falsehood.
  2. Able to be turned to a different purpose.
  3. Able to be turned to a different religion or belief.
  4. Able to change from a closed to an open frame and back again.
  5. (historical) Able to be exchanged for specie.
  6. (obsolete) Able to be turned in a different direction.
  7. (obsolete) Able to be easily digested.

noun

  1. A convertible car: a car with a removable or foldable roof able to convert from a closed to open vehicle and back again.
  2. A convertible security: a stock, bond, etc. that can be turned into another (usually common stock) under certain set terms.
  3. A computer able to convert from laptop to tablet and back again.
  4. (dated) Interchangeable things or terms.
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IPA pronunciation

/kənˈvɝtəbəl/

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With such an enormous capacity of rapidly convertible production, need Germany consider the production of these chemicals during peace?
Victor LefebureThe Riddle of the Rhine: Chemical Strategy in Peace and WarProject Gutenberg ebook #1272
The government moved to eliminate subsidies, end artificially low prices, make the zloty convertible, and, in general, halt the hyperinflation.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1990 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #14
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Glaisher and Coxwell, one which would certainly have found the travellers in far less jeopardy had their car been convertible into a boat.
John M. (John Mackenzie) BaconThe Dominion of the Air: The Story of Aerial NavigationProject Gutenberg ebook #861
The only safe paper currency is one which rests upon a coin basis and is at all times and promptly convertible into coin.
United States. PresidentsUnited States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches: From Washington to George W. BushProject Gutenberg ebook #925
A convertible se- curity is one which may be sold in the open market, there being no restriction upon the persons who may hold it.
William, F.S.A., of Exeter CottonEverybody's Guide to Money Matters With a description of the various investments chiefly dealt in on the stock exchange, and the mode of dealing thereinProject Gutenberg ebook #1903