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convertible - 4 dictionary results

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.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < ML convertibilis. See convert, -ible


con⋅vert⋅i⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, con⋅vert⋅i⋅ble⋅ness, noun
con⋅vert⋅i⋅bly, adverb
con·vert·i·ble   (kən-vûr'tə-bəl)   
adj.  
  1. That can be converted: a convertible sofa bed.
  2. Having a top that can be folded back or removed: a convertible automobile.
  3. Abbr. cvt. Lawfully exchangeable for gold or another currency: dollars convertible into yen.
n.  
  1. Something that can be converted.
  2. A convertible automobile.
  3. A convertible security.
con·vert'i·bil'i·ty n., con·vert'i·bly adv.

Convertible

Con*vert"i*ble\, a. [L. convertibilis: cf. F. convertible.]

1. Capable of being converted; susceptible of change; transmutable; transformable.

Minerals are not convertible into another species, though of the same genus. --Harvey.

2. Capable of being exchanged or interchanged; reciprocal; interchangeable.

So long as we are in the regions of nature, miraculous and improbable, miraculous and incredible, may be allowed to remain convertible terms. --Trench.
Language Translation for : convertible
Spanish: convertible,
German: umwandelbar,
Japanese: 転用できる

convertible

See convertible security.

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