collectible

English

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Etymology

From collect +‎ -ible.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəˈlɛktɪbəl/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Adjective

collectible (comparative more collectible, superlative most collectible)

  1. Worthy or suitable for collecting on historical/financial grounds, or for meeting a personal aesthetic.
    collectible stamps, collectible china, collectible Beatles memorabilia
    • 2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections:
      With the lifting of his “depression,” he’d developed a new interest, hobbylike in its intensity, in framable and collectible railroad memorabilia, and he could happily have spent the whole day—the whole week!—pursuing it. . .
  2. Rightfully subject to payment.
    a collectible bill
  3. That is likely to be paid.
    He's owed it to us for six months, but it doesn't look very collectible to me.

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Noun

collectible (plural collectibles)

  1. An object which someone might want to collect.
    • 2009 January 28, Brooks Barnes, “Sweet Deal to Promote Tweeny-Bop Girl Group”, in The New York Times[1]:
      Topps [] has signed the Clique Girlz as commercial spokeswomen for Baby Bottle Pop, one of the Top 10 nonchocolate candy brands.

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