collectible

adj
/kəˈlɛktɪbəl/

Etymology

From collect + -ible.

  1. derived from *leǵ-
  2. derived from collecta
  3. derived from collectare
  4. derived from collecter
  5. inherited from collecten
  6. formed as collectible — “collect + -ible

Definitions

  1. Worthy or suitable for collecting on historical/financial grounds, or for meeting a…

    Worthy or suitable for collecting on historical/financial grounds, or for meeting a personal aesthetic.

    • 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. . .
  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.
  4. + 1 more definition
    1. An object which someone might want to collect.

      • Topps[…] has signed the Clique Girlz as commercial spokeswomen for Baby Bottle Pop, one of the Top 10 nonchocolate candy brands.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for collectible. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA