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convertible

 [kuhn-vur-tuh-buhl]   Origin

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

Related forms
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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convertible
late 14c., from Fr. convertible (13c.), from L.L. convertibilis, from convertere (see convert). The noun is recorded from 1610s; meaning "automobile with a removable top" is from 1916.
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