collectible
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6.3
- adjective
- /kəˈlɛktəbl/
- Formal
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cobrable
- NOW, FRONT ENGINE V-12 FERRARIS ARE PRETTY SPECIAL, AND THEY'RE HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE, AND THIS ONE'S ONE OF THE LAST ONES BUILT.
Examples
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"I am noticing that our customers are selecting more practical gifts to give versus collectible items," said Kym.
Blog text (3) -
In this game, players construct decks of collectible cards, which are periodically published in expansion packs, including new updates of playing cards and game rules.
Academic text (2018) -
It's our own little collectible miniature building.
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My expensive habit of buying collectible cereal boxes has exhausted my small savings.
Fiction book (1999) -
Denny's will be handing out collectible cards and other items so you know it's true.
Blog text (23) -
In the whimsical world of Pocket Dragons, there are many collectible figurines for Halloween!
Blog text (11) -
One jar of hot sauce and one jar of salsa in a collectible Iowa Hawkeyes helmet.
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This purple vengeance version with power fists and nuclear knees is in rare, never-been-seen condition, makin' it highly collectible
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All right, we've got nine collectible sword katanas, two wrenches, a screwdriver, two chisels, two hammers.
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Many art collectors find contemporary pieces to be highly collectible due to their limited availability.
Synonyms
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4.1
Money that is owed and must be paid by a set date
Able to be recovered by asking the person who owes the money to pay
How Collectible
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Collectible comes from collect, which comes from the Latin parts com- 'together' and legere 'gather'. So, a collectible bill or debt is something you can 'gather' for payment — in other words it is 'able to be collected'.