revert

(rĭ-vûrt')
intr.v., -vert·ed, -vert·ing, -verts.

1. To return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief.
2. Law. To return to the former owner or to the former owner's heirs. Used of money or property.
3. Genetics. To undergo reversion.

[Middle English reverten, from Old French revertir, from Vulgar Latin *revertīre, variant of Latin revertere : re-, re- + vertere, to turn.]

reverter re·vert'er n.
revertible re·vert'i·ble adj.
revertive re·ver'tive adj.

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verb

1. To come back to a former condition: recrudesce, recur, reoccur, return. See repetition.
2. To slip from a higher or better condition to a former, usually lower or poorer one: backslide, lapse, regress, relapse, retrogress. See better/worse, repetition.

v

Definition: return to an earlier, less-developed condition
Antonyms: develop, grow, progress

Refers to a special kind of convertible corporate bond that automatically converts itself into shares of the company's stock in the event that the underlying stock drops below a certain price. This stands in contrast to traditional convertible bonds, which the bondholder may or may not choose to convert into shares of company stock. These revertible bonds generally have a time limit or expiration date when the bond will automatically convert into stock or forever remain a bond. Typically, these bonds pay very high interest rates and are offered by companies that are considered well-below investment grade. They are also known as reverse convertible bonds.

Investopedia Says:
Depending on your point of view, revertible bonds or notes can be advantageous or dangerous to an investor's bottom line. Considering that the automatic conversion feature of these bonds only kicks in if the stock price plummets, a conversion would likely reflect the marketplace viewing the company as suddenly financially unstable. In this event, the company's stock may be more attractive to investors looking to abandon ship, since a thinly traded stock may be easier to unload than an illiquid bond. But, it also may set up an investor who wishes to stay invested for a total loss, since bondholders get priority over common stock holders when it comes to a corporation liquidating its assets.

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To change back to normal, as when a plant of a cultivar that has been selected for dwarf growth, variegated foliage, double flowers, or other special features sends up one or more shoots that look like the ordinary species.

See words rhyming with "reverter."

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - vende tilbage, hjemfalde, falde tilbage

idioms:

• revert to type    genoptage

Nederlands (Dutch)
terugkeren, overgaan op

Français (French)
v. intr. - reprendre, redevenir, (Biol, Zool) retourner/revenir, (fig) reprendre, revenir à, (Jur) retourner à

idioms:

• revert to type    (Biol, Zool) retourner au type primitif, (fig) (le naturel) a repris le dessus

Deutsch (German)
v. - zurückkommen auf, zurückkehren, zurückfallen

idioms:

• revert to type    seinen alten Gewohnheiten nachgehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - επανέρχομαι, επιστρέφω, ξαναγίνομαι, παθαίνω υποτροπή

idioms:

• revert to type    επιστρέφω στην αρχική κατάσταση, ξαναβρίσκω τον εαυτό μου

Italiano (Italian)
tornare, regredire

idioms:

• revert to type    comportarsi come prima

Português (Portuguese)
v. - reverter

idioms:

• revert to type    retornar a fazer algo que não se faz há muito tempo

Русский (Russian)
возвращаться

idioms:

• revert to type    снова стать каким был

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - revertir, volver a

idioms:

• revert to type    revertir/regresar al tipo original (volver atrás en la cadena genética)

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - återgå

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
回复, 重提, 复旧, 重想

idioms:

• revert to type    恢复原状

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 回復, 重提, 復舊, 重想

idioms:

• revert to type    恢復原狀

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 되돌아가다, 복귀하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 戻る, 復帰する, 立ち戻って考える, 帰する, 立ち返る

idioms:

• revert to type    本来の姿に戻る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعود, يرجع, يرتد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮חזר לבעליו, חזר למצב קודם, חזר‬

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