convertible.
Able to be converted
Meaning & usage
Able to be converted Able to be exchanged, one for the other, especially
Able to be converted Able to be exchanged, one for the other, especially Able to be exchanged for specie.
Able to be converted Able to be exchanged, one for the other, especially Able to be exchanged for foreign currency.
Able to be converted Able to be exchanged, one for the other, especially Able to be exchanged for a different class of security (usually common stock) under certain set terms.
Able to be converted Able to undergo conversion (i.e., inversion) without falsehood.
Able to be converted Able to be turned, especially Able to be turned in a different direction.
Able to be converted Able to be turned, especially Able to be turned to a different purpose.
Able to be converted Able to be turned, especially Able to be turned to a different religion or belief.
Able to be converted Able to be turned into a different thing, especially Able to change from a closed to an open frame and back again.
Able to be converted Able to be turned into a different thing, especially Able to be easily digested.
Where this word comes from
From Old French convertible, from Late Latin convertibilis (“interchangeable”), from Latin convertere (“to turn back, to turn over, to turn around, to turn upside down”), from con- (“with, together”) + vertere (“to turn”), + -ibilis (“-ible: able to”). Equivalent to convert + -ible.
Interchangeable things or terms.
A convertible car: a car with a removable or foldable roof able to convert from a closed to open vehicle and back again.
A convertible security: a stock, bond, etc. that can be turned into another (usually common stock) under certain set terms.
A computer able to convert from laptop to tablet and back again.
Where this word comes from
From Old French convertible, from Late Latin convertibilis (“interchangeable”), from Latin convertere (“to turn back, to turn over, to turn around, to turn upside down”), from con- (“with, together”) + vertere (“to turn”), + -ibilis (“-ible: able to”). Equivalent to convert + -ible.
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