convertible
IPA: kʌnvˈɝtʌbʌɫ
noun
- (dated, in the plural) Interchangeable things or terms.
- (vehicles) A convertible car: a car with a removable or foldable roof able to convert from a closed to open vehicle and back again.
- (finance) A convertible security: a stock, bond, etc. that can be turned into another (usually common stock) under certain set terms.
- (computing) A computer able to convert from laptop to tablet and back again.
adjective
- Able to be converted
- Able to be exchanged, one for the other, especially
- (historical numismatics) Able to be exchanged for specie.
- (numismatics) Able to be exchanged for foreign currency.
- (finance) Able to be exchanged for a different class of security (usually common stock) under certain set terms.
- (logic) Able to undergo conversion (i.e., inversion) without falsehood.
- Able to be turned, especially
- (obsolete) 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
- (vehicles) Able to change from a closed to an open frame and back again.
- (obsolete) Able to be easily digested.
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Examples of "convertible" in Sentences
- Mini Cooper convertible is cute but quirky - USATODAY. com
- It also plans to raise up to € 250 million in convertible bonds.
- The Mini Cooper convertible is charming, but has some annoyances.
- As of June 30, the fund had 24% of its assets in convertible bonds.
- The Mini Cooper convertible is like a puppy in a pet shop: Oooooh, so cute!
- Advice: Buy a multisector bond fund that has a large portion of its portfolio in convertible bonds.
- Mini convertible is 145.6 inches long (except S and JCW are 146.2 inches long), 66.3 inches wide, 55.4 inches tall on a 97. 1-inch wheelbase.
- Japan's Elpida Memory Inc. said this month it will issue 60 billion yen (about $738 million) in convertible bonds partly to finance its capital outlays for its dynamic random access memory chip facilities.