CONVERTIBILITY

convertibility

(noun) the quality of being exchangeable (especially the ability to convert a currency into gold or other currencies without restriction)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

convertibility (uncountable)

The quality of being convertible

The quality of a currency of being exchangeable for gold or other currencies

Source: Wiktionary


Con*vert`i*bil"i*ty, n.

Definition: The condition or quality of being convertible; capability of being exchanged; convertibleness. The mutual convertibility of land into money, and of money into land. Burke.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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MONASTICISM

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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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