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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
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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.
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Financial Dictionary

convertible

See convertible security.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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