Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

collectable

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables: col-lectable
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Suitable for collecting.

noun

Anything that someone might want to collect.

Example Sentences

"The mindset of making collectables runs against that of making games—if you succeed in the collectable department then there is a tendency to keep new players out and to drive old ones away because of escalating prices."
"If you invest in collectables overseas, you can make a profit or loss on currency exchange rates as well as a gain or loss on movements in intrinsic capital value."

Etymology

Etymology tree English collect Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English collectable From collect + -able.

Inflected Forms

collectible (alternative, US) collectables (plural)

Derived Forms

noncollectable uncollectable

Synonyms

collector's item collectible payable

Questions

What does collectable mean?: Suitable for collecting.
Where does collectable come from?: Etymology tree English collect Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English collectable From collect + -able.

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