- That can be collected: a collectible loan.
- Worthy of being collected: collectible antique coins.
One of a group or class of objects, such as period glass or historical memorabilia, sought by collectors.
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Rare object collected by investors. Examples: stamps, coins, oriental rugs, antiques, baseball cards, photographs. Collectibles typically rise sharply in value during inflationary periods, when people are trying to move their assets from paper currency as an inflation hedge, then drop in value during low inflation. Collectible trading for profit can be difficult, because of limited buyers and sellers, but the Internet, notably eBay, is helping.
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A collectable or collectible[1] is typically a manufactured item designed for people to collect. In this respect, they are distinguishable from other subjects of collections, which may also include natural objects (e.g., butterflies) and objects manufactured for purposes other than collecting (e.g., stamps). Some objects designed for other purposes, such as toys, become so popular among collectors that they are later marketed specifically to that audience. The high price for certain older Star Wars action figures is a good example of this phenomenon since the figures were originally intended to be purchased as toys rather than collectibles.It is a noun or a adjective depending how it is used in a sentence.
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Although "collectable" is the spelling listed first for the adjective by the Oxford English Dictionary and is standard spelling in British English, the dictionary observes that the "-ible" form is also valid, and has come to be common spelling in the United States.
The earliest collectibles were included as incentives with other products, such as cigarette cards in packs of cigarettes. Popular items developed a secondary market and sometimes became the subject of "collectible crazes". Eventually many collectible items came to be sold separately, instead of being used as marketing tools to increase the appeal of other products.
To encourage collecting, manufacturers often create an entire series of a given collectible, with each item differentiated in some fashion. Examples include sports cards depicting individual players, or different designs of Beanie Babies. Enthusiasts will often try to assemble a complete set of the available variations.
The early versions of a product, manufactured in smaller quantities before its popularity as a collectible developed, sometimes command exorbitant premiums on the secondary market. Dolls and other toys made during an adult collector's childhood can command such premiums. Unless extremely rare or made as a one-of-a-kind OOAK, in a mature market, collectibles rarely prove to be a spectacular investment.
A collector's item is one which is made without the intention of special interest but due to rarity or uniqueness, a production fault, human error, or other events, becomes sought after due to its rarity in these circumstances. Occasionally, a series of circumstances will take place that result in an item from a collectible series becoming valuable and sometimes sold for substantial amounts of money.
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - som kan samles
n. - samlerobjekt
Nederlands (Dutch)
verzamelobject, interessant voor verzamelaar, inbaar
Français (French)
adj. - d'une pièce de collection
n. - objets de collection, brocante
Deutsch (German)
adj. - sammelbar
n. - Sammelstücke ohne Wert
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - συλλέξιμος, εισπράξιμος, εισπρακτέος, (ουσ.) συλλεκτικό αντικείμενο
Italiano (Italian)
raccoglibile, ricuperabile, esigibile, riscuotibile
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - cobrável, colecionável, acumulável
Русский (Russian)
интересный для коллекционера
Español (Spanish)
adj. - coleccionable, cobrable, cobradero
n. - artículo que se puede coleccionar, documento cobradero
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - samlar-
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
可收集的, 可代收的, 珍藏物
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 可收集的, 可代收的
n. - 珍藏物
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 모을 수 있는
n. - 수집품
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 集められる, 取り立てできる
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) قابل للتحصيل, جدير بالجمع
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - רב ערך (לאספנים), נדיר, מבוקש
n. - חפץ מבוקש
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