INCONVERTIBLE

inconvertible, untransmutable

(adjective) not capable of being changed into something else; “the alchemists were unable to accept the inconvertible nature of elemental metals”

inconvertible, unconvertible, unexchangeable

(adjective) used especially of currencies; incapable of being exchanged for or replaced by another currency of equal value

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

inconvertible (comparative more inconvertible, superlative most inconvertible)

Not convertible

Usage notes

• Used most frequently to describe financial instruments

Source: Wiktionary


In`con*vert"i*ble, a. Etym: [L. inconvertibilis: cf. F. inconvertible. See In- not, and Convertible.]

Definition: Not convertible; not capable of being transmuted, changed into, or exchanged for, something else; as, one metal is inconvertible into another; bank notes are sometimes inconvertible into specie. Walsh.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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