inconvertible
/ˌɪn.kənˈvɜː.tə.bəl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌɪn.kənˈvɝː.t̬ə.bəl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌin-kən-ˈvər-tə-bəl/ (ame, mw)
inconvertible — adjective
- inconvertiblepositive
- more inconvertiblecomparative
- most inconvertiblesuperlative
1. An inconvertible type of money cannot be freely or easily exchanged for another
An inconvertible type of money cannot be freely or easily exchanged for another country's money or for gold.
The country's inconvertible currency meant that foreign businesses could not take their profits out of the local market.
inconvertible currency — used attributively for a national currency
During the economic crisis, the government issued inconvertible paper notes that had no value outside the nation.
inconvertible paper notes — paper money not backed by gold
Jing discovered that the banknotes she had brought were inconvertible, so she could not exchange them for dollars at the airport.
Investors were reluctant to hold assets in an inconvertible currency because they could not move their money freely across borders.
- unexchangeable
A general term for anything that cannot be traded; less common and less specific to currency than inconvertible.
- non-convertible
A synonym used in modern finance; interchangeable with inconvertible, though non-convertible is more common in regulatory language.
- irredeemable
Specifically describes paper money that cannot be exchanged for gold or silver; overlaps with a historical sense of inconvertible.
- convertible
Currency that can be freely exchanged for other currencies or precious metals.
文法句型
inconvertible + noun
用法筆記
Frequently used in attributive position before nouns such as currency, money, notes, and paper. The predicative pattern (e.g. 'the currency is inconvertible') is less common but acceptable. In modern economics, inconvertibility typically refers to restrictions on exchanging a national currency for foreign currencies, not just for gold or coin.