col‧lect‧a‧ble /kəˈlektəb
əl/ (
also col‧lect‧i‧ble /-əb
əl, -ɪb
əl/)
adjective [
Word Family: noun:
collection,
collector,
collective,
collectable, collectible,
collectivism,
collectivization;
adjective:
collected,
collective,
collectable, collectible,
collectivist;
verb:
collect,
collectivize;
adverb:
collectively]
something that is collectable is likely to be bought and kept as part of a group of similar things, especially because it might increase in value
—collectable noun [countable]:
shops selling antiques and collectables [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲