Used in a Sentence

collectable

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for collectable.

Editorial note

For example, criminal records and notices have always been collectable and, once collectable, searchable.

Examples16
Definitions2
Parts of speech2

Quick take

Anything that someone might want to collect.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of collectable gathered in one view.

noun

Anything that someone might want to collect.

adjective

Suitable for collecting.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for collectable.

Example sentences

1

For example, criminal records and notices have always been collectable and, once collectable, searchable.

2

The price of a collectable is because someone else (not necessarily you) values it.

3

Very expensive ones can be beautiful and collectable, but once one reaches the price point where the nib is a quality nib the writing experience doesn't improve much.

4

The packaging makes that stuff viable as a collectable, but the real draw is the nostalgia value.

5

The whole concept of collectable cards feels like a scam, right alongside the freemium pay-for-virtual-clothing hustle.

6

So maybe not comic book collectable but in my mind more sane than some of the weird stuff people collect.

7

Do you really think you can cut off their access to something so eminently collectable?

8

In my limited experience with collectable card games (not magic) it was common to see reprints with a different color border.

9

But it's a last resort if you need to make things collectable a bit sooner.

10

It gets special treatment because the practitioners of this hobby get significantly more aggressive about it than the people playing collectable card games.

11

It should be collectable by the GC by now but it is not possible because of this object holding a strong reference to it.

12

Remember the orange/green/white collectable discount vouchers you'd receive with your orders.

Quote examples

1

Nike and other sneaker companies are pumping out so called "collectable" sneaker to sneaker heads.

2

That's a nice Puffy USB Key you have!"), provide utility (as a general purpose USB device) after their laptop has OpenBSD installed/updated, and be a nice little collectable artifact too.

3

"Selling live shows, selling merchendise, selling music in a form that makes it a "collectable", even music for films etc..." Many of which are not really making music, though.

4

In that case, buyers wanted their imperfect markets because nobody at the local garage sale realized this old Lionel electric train was "collectable" and so would sell it for $10, but on Ebay it was going for $300 and that caused the garage sale prices to skyrocket.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use collectable in a sentence?

For example, criminal records and notices have always been collectable and, once collectable, searchable.

What does collectable mean?

Anything that someone might want to collect.

What part of speech is collectable?

collectable is commonly used as noun, adjective.