Convertible
[kuh n-vur-tuh-buh l] /kənˈvɜr tə bəl/
adjective
1.
capable of being .
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 or security.
/kənˈvɜːtəbəl/
adjective
1.
capable of being converted
2.
(of a car) having a folding or removable roof
3.
(finance)
noun
4.
a car with a folding or removable roof
adj.
late 14c., from Old French convertible (13c.), from Late Latin convertibilis “changeable,” from Latin convertere (see convert (v.)). The noun is recorded from 1610s; meaning “automobile with a fold-down top” is from 1916.
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- Convertible-preferred-stock
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- Convertible-lens
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