adj · noun · 20 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/kənˈvɜːtɪbl̩/
General-American:/kənˈvɝtɪbl̩/
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rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)tɪbəl
CMU ARPABET:K AH0 N V ER1 T AH0 B AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Able to be converted
Able to be exchanged, one for the other, especially
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Able to be converted
Able to be exchanged, one for the other, especially
Able to be exchanged for specie.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, numismatics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Able to be converted
Able to be exchanged, one for the other, especially
Able to be exchanged for foreign currency.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, numismatics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Able to be converted
Able to be exchanged, one for the other, especially
Able to be exchanged for a different class of security (usually common stock) under certain set terms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, finance
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adj
Meaning 5
Able to be converted
Able to undergo conversion (i.e., inversion) without falsehood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sofa bed
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sofa, couch, lounge
Narrower terms: davenport, studio couch, day bed
20
noun
Meaning 20
a corporate security (usually bonds or preferred stock) that can be exchanged for another form of security (usually common stock)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: convertible security
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: security, certificate
History
Etymology
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.
Across languages
Translations
71 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
обратим
(obratim)
— able to be converted
Bulgarian:
конвертируем
(konvertiruem)
— able to be converted
Catalan:
convertible
— able to be converted
Chinese Mandarin:
可轉化的 /可转化的
(kě zhuǎnhuà de)
— able to be converted
Chinese Mandarin:
可轉變的 /可转变的
(kě zhuǎnbiàn de)
— able to be converted
Chinese Mandarin:
兩用的 /两用的
(liǎngyòng de)
— able to be converted
Chinese Mandarin:
可兌換的 /可兑换的
(kě duìhuàn de)
— able to be converted
Finnish:
muuntokelpoinen
— able to be converted
Finnish:
muunneltava
— able to be converted
French:
convertible
— able to be converted
French:
convertissable
— able to be converted
Hungarian:
átalakítható
— able to be converted
Hungarian:
átváltoztatható
— able to be converted
Hungarian:
átváltható
— able to be converted
Hungarian:
konvertibilis
— able to be converted
Hungarian:
lenyitható
— able to be converted
Hungarian:
lehajtható
— able to be converted
Hungarian:
nyitható
— able to be converted
Hungarian:
megtéríthető
— able to be converted
Italian:
convertibile
— able to be converted
Manx:
so-cheaghley
— able to be converted
Manx:
so-çhyndaa
— able to be converted
Portuguese:
convertível
— able to be converted
Portuguese:
conversível
— able to be converted
Romanian:
convertibil
— able to be converted
Russian:
конверти́руемый
(konvertírujemyj)
— able to be converted
Spanish:
convertible
— able to be converted
Swedish:
konverterbar
— able to be converted
Swedish:
konvertibel
— able to be converted
Tagalog:
mababalinyo
— able to be converted
Arabic:
حَنْطُور
(ḥanṭūr)
— car whose roof can be removed or folded
Bulgarian:
кабрио
(kabrio)
— car whose roof can be removed or folded
Catalan:
descapotable
— car whose roof can be removed or folded
Catalan:
convertible
— car whose roof can be removed or folded
Chinese Cantonese:
敞篷車 /敞篷车
(cong2 pung4 ce1)
— car whose roof can be removed or folded
Chinese Mandarin:
敞篷車 /敞篷车
(chǎngpéngchē)
— car whose roof can be removed or folded
Danish:
cabriolet
— car whose roof can be removed or folded
Esperanto:
kabrioleto
— car whose roof can be removed or folded
Finnish:
avoauto
— car whose roof can be removed or folded
French:
décapotable
— car whose roof can be removed or folded
French:
cabriolet
— car whose roof can be removed or folded
Galician:
convertíbel
— car whose roof can be removed or folded
Galician:
convertible
— car whose roof can be removed or folded
German:
Cabriolet
— car whose roof can be removed or folded
German:
Cabrio
— car whose roof can be removed or folded
German:
Kabriolett
— car whose roof can be removed or folded
Hungarian:
kabrió
— car whose roof can be removed or folded
Hungarian:
lenyitható/lehajtható/nyitható tetejű autó
— car whose roof can be removed or folded
Italian:
decappottabile
— car whose roof can be removed or folded
Japanese:
オープンカー
(ōpunkā)
— car whose roof can be removed or folded
Japanese:
コンバーチブル
(konbāchiburu)
— car whose roof can be removed or folded
Japanese:
カブリオレ
(kaburiore)
— car whose roof can be removed or folded
Korean:
오픈카
(opeunka)
— car whose roof can be removed or folded
Korean:
컨버터블
(keonbeoteobeul)
— car whose roof can be removed or folded
Korean:
카브리올레
(kabeuriolle)
— car whose roof can be removed or folded
Macedonian:
кабриоле́т
(kabriolét)
— car whose roof can be removed or folded
Navajo:
chidí nadlééh
— car whose roof can be removed or folded
Navajo:
chidí bikʼi dah azbaalígíí
— car whose roof can be removed or folded
Norwegian Bokmål:
kabriolet
— car whose roof can be removed or folded
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kabriolet
— car whose roof can be removed or folded
Polish:
kabriolet
— car whose roof can be removed or folded
Portuguese:
conversível
— car whose roof can be removed or folded
Portuguese:
descapotável
— car whose roof can be removed or folded
Portuguese:
cabriolé
— car whose roof can be removed or folded
Russian:
кабриоле́т
(kabriolét)
— car whose roof can be removed or folded
Spanish:
convertible
— car whose roof can be removed or folded
Spanish:
descapotable
— car whose roof can be removed or folded
Spanish:
cabriolé
— car whose roof can be removed or folded
Swedish:
cabriolet
— car whose roof can be removed or folded
Swedish:
cab
— car whose roof can be removed or folded
Turkish:
kabriyole
— car whose roof can be removed or folded