collectible
/kəˈlɛktɪbəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.14 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Worthy or suitable for collecting on historical/financial grounds, or for meeting a personal aesthetic.
adj
Rightfully subject to payment.
Example Sentences
- "collectible stamps, collectible china, collectible Beatles memorabilia"
- "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. . ."
- "a collectible bill"
- "He's owed it to us for six months, but it doesn't look very collectible to me."
- "Topps[…], the candy and collectibles company that Mr. Eisner bought in 2007, has signed the Clique Girlz as commercial spokeswomen for Baby Bottle Pop, one of the Top 10 nonchocolate candy brands."
Etymology
Etymology tree English collect Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English collectible From collect + -ible.
Inflected Forms
more collectible (comparative)
most collectible (superlative)
collectable (alternative, UK)
collectibles (plural)