Convertible — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɪŋklɚɹˌuːt/

🇬🇧British English

/kənvˈɜːtɪbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kənvˈɜːtɪbəl/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɪŋklɚɹˌuːt/.

Examples

convertible securities
a convertible sofa
a convertible coupe

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sofa bed convertible security translatable transformable exchangeable transmutable

Antonyms

inconvertible

Parts of Speech

noun	a car that has top that can be folded or removed
noun	a corporate security (usually bonds or preferred stock) that can be exchanged for another form of security (usually common stock)
noun	a sofa that can be converted into a bed
adjective	capable of being exchanged for or replaced by something of equal value “convertible securities”
adjective	designed to be changed from one use or form to another “a convertible sofa”
adjective	capable of being changed in substance as if by alchemy “is lead really transmutable into gold?”

Word Forms

convert	verb	exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
convertibility	noun	the quality of being exchangeable (especially the ability to convert a currency into gold or other currencies without restriction)
exchangeability	noun	the quality of being capable of exchange or interchange
transmutability	noun	the quality of being commutable

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Cabrio

ein Auto, dessen Verdeck sich zusammenklappen oder abnehmen lässt

🇮🇹Italian

convertibile

un'auto con la capote che può essere ripiegata o rimossa

🇳🇱Dutch

converteerbaar

een auto met een dak dat kan worden opgevouwen of verwijderd

🇵🇹Portuguese

conversível

um carro que tem capota que pode ser dobrada ou removida

🇷🇺Russian

кабриолет

автомобиль, у которого есть верх, который можно сложить или снять

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परिवर्तनीय

एक कार जिसका ऊपरी हिस्सा मोड़ा या हटाया जा सकता है

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিবর্তনযোগ্য

একটি গাড়ী যার শীর্ষ রয়েছে যা ভাঁজ করা বা সরানো যেতে পারে

🇮🇳Tamil

மாற்றத்தக்கது

மடிக்கக்கூடிய அல்லது அகற்றக்கூடிய மேற்பகுதியைக் கொண்ட கார்

🇮🇳Telugu

కన్వర్టిబుల్

మడతపెట్టగల లేదా తీసివేయగల పైభాగాన్ని కలిగి ఉన్న కారు

🇮🇳Marathi

परिवर्तनीय

एक कार ज्यामध्ये टॉप आहे ज्याला दुमडले किंवा काढले जाऊ शकते

🇮🇳Gujarati

કન્વર્ટિબલ

એક કાર કે જેમાં ટોચ છે જે ફોલ્ડ અથવા દૂર કરી શકાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರಿವರ್ತಿಸಬಹುದಾದ

ಮಡಚಬಹುದಾದ ಅಥವಾ ತೆಗೆಯಬಹುದಾದ ಮೇಲ್ಭಾಗವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಕಾರು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരിവർത്തനം ചെയ്യാവുന്ന

മടക്കാനോ നീക്കം ചെയ്യാനോ കഴിയുന്ന ടോപ്പുള്ള ഒരു കാർ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਰਿਵਰਤਨਯੋਗ

ਇੱਕ ਕਾਰ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਿਖਰ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਫੋਲਡ ਜਾਂ ਹਟਾਇਆ ਜਾ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بدلنے والا

ایک کار جس میں اوپر ہے جسے جوڑا یا ہٹایا جا سکتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

敞篷车

顶部可以折叠或拆卸的汽车

🇯🇵Japanese

コンバーチブル

折りたたんだり取り外したりできるトップを備えた車

🇰🇷Korean

바꾸어 말할 수 있는

접거나 제거할 수 있는 윗부분이 있는 자동차

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có thể chuyển đổi

một chiếc ô tô có mui có thể gập lại hoặc tháo ra

🇹🇭Thai

เปิดประทุนได้

รถที่มีหลังคาที่สามารถพับหรือถอดออกได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

dapat diubah

mobil yang bagian atasnya dapat dilipat atau dilepas

🇵🇭Filipino

mapapalitan

isang kotse na may pang-itaas na maaaring tiklupin o tanggalin

🇲🇾Malay

boleh tukar

kereta yang mempunyai bahagian atas yang boleh dilipat atau ditanggalkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قابلة للتحويل

سيارة ذات سقف يمكن طيه أو إزالته

🇮🇷Persian

قابل تبدیل

ماشینی که دارای قسمت بالایی است که می توان آن را جمع کرد یا برداشت

🇹🇷Turkish

üstü açık araba

üstü katlanabilen veya çıkarılabilen bir araba

🇮🇱Hebrew

להמרה

מכונית עם חלק עליון שניתן לקפל או להסיר

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The primary meaning of 'convertible' is 'a car that has top that can be folded or removed'.

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