convertible

[kuh n-vur-tuh-buh l] /kənˈvɜr tə bəl/
adjective
1.
capable of being converted.
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 convertible bond or security.
Origin
1350-1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin convertibilis. See convert, -ible
Related forms
convertibility, convertibleness, noun
convertibly, adverb
nonconvertibility, noun
nonconvertible, adjective
nonconvertibleness, noun
nonconvertibly, adverb
unconvertibility, noun
unconvertible, adjective
unconvertibleness, noun
unconvertibly, adverb
Examples from the web for convertible
  • Make sure you wear long sleeves and convertible long pants.
  • If you're only driving to the store, you're wasting your money on the convertible.
  • We rapidly harvest the fatty acids, which are then readily convertible into the main components of jet fuel.
  • She was riding in a convertible and her top was down.
  • With a tight sweater and gel-smeared hair, he offers his body for only twenty convertible pesos a night.
  • Third comes the peso convertible, a piece of scrip with a value pegged to that of the dollar.
  • The plan was to keep him there until the stadium filled, at which point he would ride across the field in a white convertible.
  • Rear overhang turns the convertible sofa into a trampoline at highway speeds.
  • For one thing the yuan is not fully convertible, so it cannot be an anchor currency.
  • Costs are still higher in the convertible-bond market.
British Dictionary definitions for convertible

convertible

/kənˈvɜːtəbəl/
adjective
1.
capable of being converted
2.
(of a car) having a folding or removable roof
3.
(finance)
  1. a bond or debenture that can be converted to ordinary or preference shares on a fixed date at a fixed price
  2. (of a paper currency) exchangeable on demand for precious metal to an equivalent value
  3. (Canadian, of a mortgage) able to be converted into a longer term mortgage without financial penalty
noun
4.
a car with a folding or removable roof
Derived Forms
convertibility, convertibleness, noun
convertibly, adverb
Word Origin and History for convertible
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.