collectable

collectable

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Etymology

    From collect + -able.

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    Adjective

    collectable (not comparable)

    1. Suitable for collecting.

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    Noun

    collectable (plural collectables)

    1. Anything that someone might want to collect.
      • 2006, Katie Salen Tekinbas, Eric Zimmerman, The Game Design Reader: A Rules of Play Anthology, page 551:
        The mindset of making collectables runs against that of making games—if you succeed in the collectable department then there is a tendency to keep new players out and to drive old ones away because of escalating prices.
      • 2011, Charles Beelaerts, Investing in Collectables:
        If you invest in collectables overseas, you can make a profit or loss on currency exchange rates as well as a gain or loss on movements in intrinsic capital value.

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