Added 9 October 2026
convertible
/kənˈvɜː(ɹ)təbəl/ adjective
Latin root: convertibilis Wiktionary
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- Able to be converted, particularly: Able to be exchanged, one for the other, especially Able to be exchanged for specie. Able to be exchanged for foreign currency. Able to be exchanged for a different class of security (usually common stock) under certain set terms. Able to undergo conversion (i.e., inversion) without falsehood. Able to be turned, especially Able to be turned in a different direction. Able to be turned to a different purpose. Able to be turned to a different religion or belief. 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 easily digested.
- Able to be exchanged, one for the other, especially Able to be exchanged for specie. Able to be exchanged for foreign currency. Able to be exchanged for a different class of security (usually common stock) under certain set terms.
- Able to be exchanged for specie.
noun
Origin
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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