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COLLECTABLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Things considered to be worth collecting (not necessarily valuable or antique)
Synonyms:
collectable; collectible
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("collectable" is a kind of...):
curio; curiosity; oddity; oddment; peculiarity; rarity (something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "collectable"):
chachka; tchotchke; tsatske; tshatshke ((Yiddish) an inexpensive showy trinket)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Subject to or requiring payment especially as specified
Example:
a check payable to John Doe
Synonyms:
collectable; collectible; payable
Classified under:
Similar:
due (owed and payable immediately or on demand)
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