convertibility

[kuhn-vur-tuh-buhl]

con·vert·i·ble

[kuhn-vur-tuh-buhl]
adjective
1.
capable of being converted.
2.
having a folding top, as an automobile or pleasure boat.
3.
exchangeable for something of equal value: debts payable only in convertible currencies.
noun
4.
an automobile or a boat with a folding top.
5.
a sofa, couch, or chair whose seating section can be folded out into a bed.
6.
Finance. a convertible bond or security.

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Convertibility is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin convertibilis. See convert, -ible

con·vert·i·bil·i·ty, con·vert·i·ble·ness, noun
con·vert·i·bly, adverb
non·con·vert·i·bil·i·ty, noun
non·con·vert·i·ble, adjective
non·con·vert·i·ble·ness, noun
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non·con·vert·i·b·ly, adverb
un·con·vert·i·bil·i·ty, noun
un·con·vert·i·ble, adjective
un·con·vert·i·ble·ness, noun
un·con·vert·i·b·ly, adverb
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convertible (kənˈvɜːtəbəl)
 
adj
1.  capable of being converted
2.  (of a car) having a folding or removable roof
3.  finance
 a.  a bond or debenture that can be converted to ordinary or preference shares on a fixed date at a fixed price
 b.  (of a paper currency) exchangeable on demand for precious metal to an equivalent value
 c.  (Canadian) of a mortgage able to be converted into a longer term mortgage without financial penalty
 
n
4.  a car with a folding or removable roof
 
converti'bility
 
n
 
con'vertibleness
 
n
 
con'vertibly
 
adv

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