collectable
5.1
Able to be recovered by asking the person who owes the money to pay
- adjective
- /kəˈlɛktəbl/
- UK
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cobrable
- Assuming further rapid improvement in the field of AI, and taking into account the already huge and still increasing amount of collectable individual data, particularly personal profiling, it does not seem too fictional to expect further developments of, as well as considerably growing demand for such "soft version" of "mind uploading." For example, such an approach could appear to become a low-budget form of "personal remembrance" since most humans like the idea of leaving something of themselves behind after having passed away.
Examples
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Many art lovers seek to invest in collectable pieces that appreciate over time.
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This limited edition toy is highly collectable due to its rarity and demand among collectors.
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It's a highly collectable mount.
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Hey, um, this is a collectable.
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It's the ultimate film collectable.
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After the auction, he was thrilled to find out that the painting was now a collectable item worth a fortune.
Synonyms
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6.3
Able to be legally taken to pay a debt
covers amounts due in broader financial contexts, not only contracts
Antonyms
How Collectable
Surface Forms
collectable positive
Etymology
Collectable comes from the verb collect, meaning 'to gather', and the ending -able, meaning 'can be'. In money talk, a collectable amount is money 'able to be gathered' from someone, which is why bills or debts that can be recovered are called collectable.