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collectible

adjective · noun

Simple meaning

Worth collecting, often because it is rare or special.

Pronunciation

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kuhlehktuhbuhl

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IPA pronunciation (US)

kəˈlɛktəbəl

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

adjective

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

  2. That is likely to be paid.

  3. Rightfully subject to payment.

noun

  1. An object which someone might want to collect.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency
Moderately Common
Typical Use
General and technical use

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

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

Used this way, collectible is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a financial use: it has a settled meaning in accounting and business, where precision matters more than colour.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Specialist/technical
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Specialized
Connotation
Clinical and technical
Usage feel
Technical and specialized

Where it naturally appears

  • Finance/economics
  • Business/professional
  • Historical writing

Usage note

In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.

Nearby words

  • collectable , rarer, so it draws attention

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More ways to use collectible

  • “This rare coin is a highly sought-after collectible item.”

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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collectible insurancehighly collectiblecollectible valuecollectible cardcollectible artcollectible itemcollectible dolls

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Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • collectornounPerson or profession

    A person who collects things.

  • collectivenounDerived noun · specialist

    Members of a cooperative enterprise.

  • collectablenounDerived noun · specialist

    Things considered to be worth collecting (not necessarily valuable or antique).

  • collectivelyadverbDerived adverb

    In conjunction with.

More about this wordSynonyms, forms, origin

Synonyms

adjective

Sense: worthy or suitable for collecting on historical/financial grounds

collectableRare

noun

Sense: object which someone might want to collect

collectableRare

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