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Definition: Convertible |
ConvertibleAdjective1. Capable of being exchanged for or replaced by something of equal value; "convertible securities". 2. Designed to be changed from one use or form to another; "a convertible sofa"; "a convertible coupe". 3. Capable of being changed in substance as if by alchemy; "is lead really transmutable into gold?"; "ideas translatable into reality". Noun1. A car that has top that can be folded or removed. 2. A corporate security (usually bonds or preferred stock) that can be exchanged for another form of security (usually common stock). 3. A sofa that can be converted into a bed. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "convertible" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1657. (references) |
Etymology: Convertible \Con*vert"i*ble\, adjective. [Latin expression convertibilis: compare to the French expression convertible.]. (references) |
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Finance | Qualifies a bond which carries a rate of interest and gives the owner the right to exchange the bond at some stage in the future into an ordinary share according to a prearranged formula. Source: European Union. (references) |
| A security which, at the option of the holder, can be exchanged for another security, usually the equity of the issuer. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| A bond or a preferred stock that, under specified conditions, may be exchanged for common stock or another security, usually of the same issuer. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
A convertible is an automobile built with a folding, retracting, or removable roof. The collapsible roof section is typically made from flexible canvas or vinyl, although plastic, aluminium and steel have occasionally been used in elaborate folding designs.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Convertible."
Synonyms: ConvertibleSynonyms: exchangeable (adj), transformable (adj), translatable (adj), transmutable (adj), convertible security (n), sofa bed (n). (additional references) |
| Antonym: inconvertible (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Continuance in action | Adjective: converted into; Verb: convertible, resolvable into; transitional; naturalized. |
Equality | Equivalent, tantamount; indistinguishable; quits; homologous; synonymous; resolvable into, convertible, much at one, as broad as long, neither more nor less.; much the same as, the same thing as, as good as; all one, all the same; equipollent, equiponderant, equiponderous, equibalanced; equalized; Verb: drawn; half and half; isochronal, isochronous isoperimetric, isoperimetrical; isobath, isobathic. |
Interpretation | Equivalent, equivalent meaning; synonym; paraphrase, metaphrase; convertible terms, apposition; dictionary; polyglot. |
Nomenclature | Term, expression, noun;byword; convertible terms; technical term; cant. |
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Screenplays | You can take my car, a convertible. Do you drive (As Good As It Gets; writing credit: Mark Andrus) The bill basically said that his daughters could not drive in a Convertible on public highways (Good Morning, Vietnam; writing credit: Mitch Markowitz) The article got me a book deal with a little cash up front, but between the rent and the convertible the advance was gone (Kalifornia; writing credit: Tim Metcalfe. Starring Brad Pitt as Early Grayce, Juliette Lewis as Adele Corners, David Duchovny as Brian Kessler, and Michelle Forbes as Carrie Laughlin.) You oughta be out in a convertible bird-doggin' chicks and bangin' beaver (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest; writing credit: Bo Goldman; Lawrence Hauben) | |
Lyrics | 430 lex with convertible top (Still Fly; performing artist: Big Tymers) | |
Movie/TV Titles | California Convertible (1995) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Side view of two automobiles, one a convertible, with Black Mesa, New Mexico in the background. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Buick eight convertible. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Group portrait of (from left to right) Cuban Premier Fidel Castro, Algerian Premier Ahmed Ben Bella, and Cuban President Osvaldo Dorticós, seated in convertible car in street procession, Havana, Cuba. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, Philander Knox, and Joseph Cannon, in convertible, March 4, 1921. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | President and Mrs. Coolidge and unidentified man riding in convertible automobile. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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| "Lexus convertible" by Ariel C. Commentary: "Lexus convertible...lovin it." | "The Chief" by John Sanderson Commentary: "1952 Pontiac convertible at the RM Auction in conjunction with the 2002 Meadowbrook Concours d'Elegance." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. | |
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Ralph Waldo Emerson | The laws of each are convertible into the laws of any other. |
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Business | On December 1, 1996, China made its currency convertible on the current trade account. (references) | |
The Peruvian currency - the Sol, and the U.S. dollar are freely convertible and there are no exchange controls. (references) | ||
Uzbek currency is not fully convertible, the situation that seriously hampers foreign trade/imports to Uzbekistan. (references) | ||
Economic History | Yemen | The Yemeni Rial is freely convertible at market rates. (references) |
Austria | The Austrian schilling is a freely convertible currency. (references) | |
Zambia | Compensation shall be convertible at the current exchange rate. (references) | |
Political Economy | ALGERIA | The dinar is convertible for all current account transactions. (references) |
JORDAN | The Jordanian dinar (JD) is fully convertible for all commercial and capital related transactions. (references) | |
Hong Kong | The Hong Kong Dollar continues to be freely convertible and foreign exchange, gold and securities markets continue to operate as before. (references) | |
Trade | Burma | The kyat is not convertible. (references) |
Switzerland | The Swiss franc is freely convertible. (references) | |
Kazakhstan | It is fully convertible with the U.S. dollar. (references) | |
Travel | Cape Verde | The local currency is the Cape Verdean Escudo (CVE) which is not convertible outside the country. (references) |
Romania | Payment for accommodation, meals, and other services can be in lei, convertible currency, traveler's checks, or by major credit cards. (references) | |
Uzbekistan | Since the national currency, the soum, is not convertible there is a regulated rate of exchange offered at exchange booths (785 soum/dollar in April 2001) and a curb market exchange rate (about 900 soum/dollar) . It is illegal to exchange money except at authorized currency exchange offices and violation of this law is a punishable offense. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Rutherford Hayes | 1877-1881 | The only safe paper currency is one which rests upon a coin basis and is at all times and promptly convertible into coin. |
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| "Convertible" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 95.39% of the time. "Convertible" is used about 456 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 95.39% | 435 | 13,223 |
| Noun (proper) | 4.39% | 20 | 78,262 |
| Noun (common) | 0.22% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 456 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "convertible": Bosnian convertible mark ♦ busted convertible ♦ convertible aircraft ♦ convertible bond ♦ convertible bonds ♦ convertible car ♦ convertible currency ♦ convertible into a bed ♦ convertible security ♦ convertible sofa ♦ convertible sofa bed ♦ convertible terms ♦ floating convertible ♦ freely convertible. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "convertible": non-convertible. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "convertible"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | i shndërrueshëm, i ndërrueshëm (changeable, commutable, ding-dong, variable), i këmbyeshëm (exchangeable, interchangeable), i hapshëm. (various references) | |
Arabic | قابل للتحويل (alienable, realizable), قابل للتغيير (adjustable, alterable, labile, variable), سيارة مكشوفة, ذات غطاء قابل للطي. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | сгъваем (collapsible), кола със сгъваем покрив. (various references) | |
Chinese | 敞篷车. (various references) | |
Czech | zamìnitelný (commutable, replaceable), smìnitelný (exchangeable), rozkládací, promìnitelný, konvertibilní, kabriolet (cabriolet). (various references) | |
Danish | konvertibelt værdipapir, konvertibel obligation (convertible bond, convertible debenture, convertible loan stock). (various references) | |
Dutch | converteerbaar waardepapier, converteerbaar, omwisselbaar, konverteerbaar effekt. (various references) | |
Farsi | قابل تسعیر, قابل تبدیل (Transformative), تغییرپذیر (Changeable, Plastic, Skittish, Supple, Variable). (various references) | |
Finnish | vaihdettava arvopaperi. (various references) | |
French | convertible, cabriolet. (various references) | |
German | wandelbar (alterably, changeable, convertibly), umsetzbar (realizable). (various references) | |
Greek | μετατρέψιμοσ (transmutable), μετατρέψιμος τίτλος, μετατρέψιμος, μετατρεπτόσ (transmutable), ανοιχτό αυτοκίνητο. (various references) | |
Hebrew | מכונית פתוחה (roadster), שנתן להמרה, בר חליף. (various references) | |
Hungarian | átváltható. (various references) | |
Italian | convertibile. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | オートマチック車 (autoload, auto-manipulator, automat, automatic camera for detecting and recording speeding vehicles, automatic repeat, automatic return, automatic reverse, automatic transmission car, automation, automaton, automobile, autoracing, auto-raise, awning, ball hit over the head of an outfielder, eau de toilette, exaggeration, exceeding, going beyond, hors d'oeuvre, oatmeal, OB, ode, old boy, open, open account, open caption, open course, open game, open golf, open sandwich, open side, open system, open toaster, open-air, open-end mortgage, opener, opening, opening game, opening number, orb, orbiter, ornament, out-of-bounds, oven, oven toaster, over, over doctor, over fence, over par, overaction, overall, overblouse, overbooking, overborrowing, overcharge, overcoat, overdraft, overdrive, overdub, overflow, overhand, overhand pass, overhand throw, overhang, overhaul, overhaul net, overhead, overhead pass, overhead projector, overheat, overkill, overlap, overlay, overload, overloading, overloan, overnight, overnight bag, overnight photo service, overpace, overpresence, overproof, override, overrun, overshoes, overskill, overslide, overstep, overtime, overture, overweight, overwork, overwrite, overzone, owner, owner system, owner-driver, owner-pilot, self-locking, water of life), コントロール理論 (a party, a social, chondriosome, combat, combat team, combine, company, compartment, compatible machine, compiler, condom, condominium, condor, control theory, conversion, conversion lens, convert, converter, converter lens, Kondratieff cycle), 可変 (changeable, controllable, variable). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | かへん (changeable, controllable, outstanding poem, petal, variable), オープンカー , コンバーチブル . (various references) | |
Korean | 가변. (various references) | |
Manx | so-chyndaa, so-cheaghley (alterable). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | onvertiblecay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | conversível, título convertível, permutável (commutable, interchangeable), mutável (changeable, mutable, variable, variant). (various references) | |
Romanian | convertibil, transformabil (mutable, transformable), preschimbabil. (various references) | |
Russian | конвертируемый;обратимый, обратимый (reversible), превращаемый (transmutable), изменимый. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | konvertibilan, kabriolet (cabriolet). (various references) | |
Spanish | convertible. (various references) | |
Swedish | konvertibel, cabriolet (drophead coupe). (various references) | |
Turkish | konvertibl, değiştirilebilir (alterable, changeable, commutable, exchangeable, modifiable, open ended, replaceable), üstü açılabilir, üstü açılabilen araba, çevirilebilir. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | відкидний (collapsible, folding), змінюваний (alterable, removable), перетворюваний. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | có thể hoán cải được có thể đổi thành vàng, có thể cải, có thể đổi (mutable), ô tô bỏ mui được. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "convertible": convertibleness, convertiblenesses, convertibles. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "convertible": inconvertible, interconvertible, nonconvertible. (additional references) | |
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"Convertible" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: convertable, convertibile, convetible. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "convertible" (pronounced kunver"tubul) |
| 10 | k u n v er" t u b u l | nonconvertible. |
| 7 | -v er" t u b u l | incontrovertible. |
| 5 | -t u b u l | indestructible, indisputable, indomitable, inequitable, inevitable, inexhaustible, inflatable, acceptable, accountable, adaptable, adjustable, adoptable, attributable, charitable, collectible, comfortable, compatible, constable, contemptible, contestable, copyrightable, countable, creditable, debatable, deductible, delectable, detectable, digestible, discountable, disreputable, eatable, electable, equitable, excitable, exportable, forfeitable, forgettable, habitable, harvestable, heritable, hospitable, imitable, immutable, imperceptible, implantable, incompatible, suggestible, suitable, supportable, susceptible, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, inscrutable, insupportable, insurmountable, interruptible, intractable, investable, irrefutable, irresistible, irritable, lamentable, marketable, nondeductible, notable, palatable, patentable, perceptible, portable, potable, predictable, presentable, preventable, printable, profitable, prosecutable, quotable, redoubtable, regrettable, rentable, repeatable, reportable, reputable, resettable, respectable, retractable, tractable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unbeatable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, undetectable, unelectable, unforgettable, uninhabitable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unsuitable, unsupportable, vegetable, veritable. |
| 4 | -u b u l | incurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indispensable, indistinguishable, indivisible, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inescapable, inexcusable, inexorable, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, accessible, abominable, achievable, actionable, addressable, admirable, admissible, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amenable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, answerable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attainable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, bearable, believable, billable, biodegradable, breakable, buildable, burnable, callable, cannibal, capable, changeable, chargeable, classifiable, collapsible, Combinable, commendable, communicable, comparable, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, consumable, controllable, credible, crucible, culpable, curable, defensible, definable, degradable, deliverable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, determinable, developable, disagreeable, discernible, discoverable, dishonorable, dispensable, disposable, distinguishable, divisible, doable, drinkable, drivable, durable, edible, eligible, Embraceable, employable, enforceable, enjoyable, enviable, equable, erasable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, explainable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, favorable, feasible, fissionable, fixable, flammable, flexible, forcible, foreseeable, forgivable, formidable, fungible, fusible, gullible, hon, honorable, horrible, identifiable, illegible, imaginable, immiscible, immovable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, impermissible, implacable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impracticable, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inalienable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incomparable, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incorrigible, incredible, soluble, solvable, spendable, submersible, survivable, sustainable, syllable, talkable, tangible, taxable, teachable, tenable, terrible, inflexible, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interminable, intolerable, invaluable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, invulnerable, irascible, irreconcilable, irremediable, irreparable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, issuable, justifiable, knowledgeable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, maneuverable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miscible, miserable, moldable, movable, navigable, negligible, negotiable, noncallable, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, noticeable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, operable, ostensible, palpable, parable, passable, payable, peaceable, perishable, permeable, permissible, personable, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pleasurable, pliable, possible, practicable, preferable, probable, programmable, provable, punishable, questionable, reachable, readable, realizable, reasonable, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, reducible, refundable, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, repairable, repayable, replaceable, reprehensible, resealable, responsible, returnable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, salable, saleable, salvageable, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, sizable, sizeable, sociable, tolerable, traceable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, tunable, typeable, unaffordable, unalienable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbelievable, unbuildable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninsurable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstoppable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unwinnable, unworkable, usable, variable, venerable, verifiable, viable, visible, voluble, vulnerable, washable, wearable, winnable, workable. |
| 3 | -b u l | able, amble, assemble, babble, Babel, bauble, bible, bramble, bubble, Bumble, cable, cobble, coble, corbel, crumble, cymbal, dabble, Dibble, disable, disassemble, dissemble, double, Drabble, dribble, enable, enfeeble, ennoble, ensemble, fable, feeble, foible, fumble, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, hardscrabble, herbal, hobble, humble, ignoble, immeasurable, immobile, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, symbol, table, intertribal, jumble, kibble, label, libel, marble, mislabel, mobile, mumble, nibble, nimble, noble, nonverbal, pebble, preamble, psychobabble, quibble, rabble, ramble, reassemble, rebel, redouble, relabel, resemble, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, shamble, Sibyl, thimble, timetable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, turntable, umbel, unable, unscramble, unserviceable, unstable, valuable, verbal, wamble, wobble. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-c-e-e-i-l-n-o-r-t-v" | |
-2 letters: centriole, ventricle. | |
-3 letters: bernicle, cenobite, contrive, coverlet, election, electron, erection, evection, neoteric, orective, overbite, overlent, overnice, verboten, vernicle, violence. | |
-4 letters: berline, bicorne, binocle, bornite, bricole, centile, cervine, cineole, cointer, convert, corbeil, corvine, coterie, coveter, ebonite, elector, electro, eloiner, enteric, enticer, evictor, lectern, lection, licente, livener, noticer, overbet, overlet, overlie, overlit, recline, relievo, reticle. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-c-e-e-i-l-n-o-r-t-v" | |
+1 letter: convertibles. | |
+2 letters: inconvertible. | |
+3 letters: controvertible, nonconvertible. | |
+4 letters: convertibleness. | |
+5 letters: convertibilities, incontrovertible, interconvertible. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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