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[ kuhn-vur-tuh-buhl ] / kənˈvɜr tə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR convertible ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivecapable of being converted. having a folding top, as an automobile or pleasure boat. exchangeable for something of equal value: debts payable only in convertible currencies. nounan automobile or a boat with a folding top. a sofa, couch, or chair whose seating section can be folded out into a bed. Finance. a convertible bond or security. Origin of convertibleFirst recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Medieval Latin word convertibilis.See convert1, -ible OTHER WORDS FROM convertiblecon·vert·i·bil·i·ty, con·vert·i·ble·ness, nouncon·vert·i·bly, adverbnon·con·vert·i·bil·i·ty, nounnon·con·vert·i·ble, adjective non·con·vert·i·ble·ness, nounnon·con·vert·i·bly, adverbun·con·vert·i·bil·i·ty, nounun·con·vert·i·ble, adjectiveun·con·vert·i·ble·ness, nounun·con·vert·i·bly, adverb Words nearby convertibleconverted, converted rice, converted steel, converter, converter reactor, convertible, convertible bond, convertible debenture, convertible insurance, convertible lens, convertible preferred stock Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for convertibleBy the way, a mint condition 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz convertible can now sell for as much as $350,000. Nationalism on Four Wheels|Clive Irving|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST Pat Roberts owns a convertible that is registered to his Alexandria, VA home, with Virginia vanity plates reading “PR-USS.” There's No Place Like Home For Kansas Senator Pat Roberts|Ben Jacobs|May 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST The video follows the twosome on their romantic tryst, from canoodling in bed to riding carefree in a convertible. Psy, Macklemore & More of the Best Music Videos of the Week (VIDEO)|Jean Trinh|April 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST I had a Barbie convertible, the kitchen, the house, the building, everything. Sofia Vergara Breaks Out|Marlow Stern|July 29, 2011|DAILY BEAST
He even bought a convertible sports car for his fiftieth birthday. A Man Who Could Be Me|Bruce Feiler|April 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST But then, in this department, as in all others, Fashion and Beauty are not convertible terms. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865|Various Ecstasy, imagination, and the unconscious are all convertible and synonymous terms for the primary source of poetry. The Literature of Ecstasy|Albert Mordell The car that was used was a 1956 specially built Cadillac, open, a convertible, seven-passenger Cadillac. Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy He does not attempt to show how Nempthur and Alcluid are to be considered as convertible terms. The Catholic World. Volume II; Numbers 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.|E. Rameur Fifteen minutes later, Corson climbed into the convertible and leaned over and kissed Rhoda Kane. Ten From Infinity|Paul W. Fairman
British Dictionary definitions for convertible
adjectivecapable of being converted (of a car) having a folding or removable roof finance - a bond or debenture that can be converted to ordinary or preference shares on a fixed date at a fixed price
- (of a paper currency) exchangeable on demand for precious metal to an equivalent value
- Canadian (of a mortgage) able to be converted into a longer term mortgage without financial penalty
nouna car with a folding or removable roof Derived forms of convertibleconvertibility or convertibleness, nounconvertibly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to convertibleadaptable, exchangeable, adjustable, modifiable, switchable |