inconvertibility
/ˌɪnkənˌvɜrtəˈbɪləti/
noun
- The state of not being able to be changed or exchanged for something else, especially referring to currency or financial assets.
- The government announced the inconvertibility of the old banknotes after the reform.
- Investors worried about the inconvertibility of their bonds into cash.
- The inconvertibility of the country's currency made international trade difficult.
- The quality of not being able to be transformed or converted into a different form or state.
- The inconvertibility of the data format prevented the files from being opened on the new system.
- Scientists studied the inconvertibility of certain chemical compounds under extreme pressure.
- The inconvertibility of the energy source meant it could not be used for electricity generation.
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