Convertible vs. Cabriolet — What's the Difference?

A convertible or cabriolet () is a passenger car that can be driven with or without a roof in place. The methods of retracting and storing the roof vary between models.

A two-wheeled, one-horse carriage having a single bench seat and a folding top.

Able to be changed in form, function, or character

An automobile with a folding top; a convertible coupe.

A car with a folding or detachable roof

An automobile with a retractable top.

A convertible security

(originally) A light two- or four-wheeled carriage with a folding top, pulled by a single horse.

Capable of being converted

A one-horse carriage with two seats and a calash top.

Having a top that can be folded back or removed

Small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and a folding hood

Lawfully exchangeable for gold or another currency

Something that can be converted.

A convertible automobile.

A convertible security.

Able to be converted, particularly:

Able to be exchanged, one for the other, especially

(logic) Able to undergo conversion (i.e., inversion) without falsehood.

Able to be turned, especially

Able to be turned into a different thing, especially

Interchangeable things or terms.

(vehicles) A convertible car: a car with a removable or foldable roof able to convert from a closed to open vehicle and back again.

(finance) A convertible security: a stock, bond, etc. that can be turned into another (usually common stock) under certain set terms.

(computing) A computer able to convert from laptop to tablet and back again.

Capable of being converted; susceptible of change; transmutable; transformable.

Capable of being exchanged or interchanged; reciprocal; interchangeable.

A car that has top that can be folded or removed

A corporate security (usually bonds or preferred stock) that can be exchanged for another form of security (usually common stock)

A sofa that can be converted into a bed

Capable of being exchanged for or replaced by something of equal value;

Designed to be changed from one use or form to another;

Capable of being changed in substance as if by alchemy;