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Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuh n-vur-tuh-buh l
Phonetic Transcription : kənˈvɜr tə bəl



Définition of convertibility

Origin :
  • 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.
  • As in rate of exchange : noun charge for exchanging currency
  • As in foreign exchange : noun dealings in foreign money
Example sentences :
  • In no other sense has the convertibility of force any scientific meaning.
  • Extract from : « Fragments of science, V. 1-2 » by John Tyndall
  • The phenomena of convertibility have been already explained.
  • Extract from : « A Handbook of the English Language » by Robert Gordon Latham
  • Convertibility is the distinguishing mark of railroad bonds.
  • Extract from : « How to Invest Money » by George Garr Henry
  • What concerns us here is the convertibility of a logical relation.
  • Extract from : « The philosophy of B*rtr*nd R*ss*ll » by Various
  • In no other sense has the convertibility of force, at present, any scientific meaning.
  • Extract from : « Faraday As A Discoverer » by John Tyndall
  • A high degree of convertibility is only obtained at the sacrifice of some other quality—usually rate of income.
  • Extract from : « How to Invest Money » by George Garr Henry
  • The quality of convertibility divides investors into classes more sharply than any other quality.
  • Extract from : « How to Invest Money » by George Garr Henry
  • The security is too doubtful, the convertibility is too small, and the stability of price too uncertain.
  • Extract from : « How to Invest Money » by George Garr Henry
  • It is impossible to make any general statement in regard to the convertibility of industrial bonds.
  • Extract from : « How to Invest Money » by George Garr Henry
  • Their chief disadvantage, on the other hand, lies in their entire want of convertibility.
  • Extract from : « How to Invest Money » by George Garr Henry

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