What is the meaning of convertible?

noun

  • A car that has top that can be folded or removed.
  • A corporate security (usually bonds or preferred stock) that can be exchanged for another form of security (usually common stock.
  • A sofa that can be converted into a bed.

adjective

  • Capable of being exchanged for or replaced by something of equal value.
    • usage: "convertible securities"
  • Designed to be changed from one use or form to another.
    • usage: "a convertible sofa"; "a convertible coupe"
  • Capable of being changed in substance as if by alchemy.
    • usage: "is lead really transmutable into gold"; "ideas translatable into reality"
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APAWordNet. (2010). convertible. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/convertible/definitions/1171394
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