inconvertible

[ in-kuh n-vur-tuh-buh l ]

/ ˌɪn kənˈvɜr tə bəl /

(of paper money) not capable of being converted into specie.

not interchangeable.

Origin of inconvertible

First recorded in 1640–50, inconvertible is from the Late Latin word inconvertibilis not alterable. See in-³, convertible

in·con·vert·i·bil·i·ty, in·con·vert·i·ble·ness, noun in·con·vert·i·bly, adverb

Three systems are therefore in use,—the gold standard, the silver standard, and the inconvertible paper.

Honest Money |Arthur Isaac Fonda
To all these causes of poverty there was added the hopeless confusion due to an inconvertible paper currency.

The Critical Period of American History |John Fiske
In short, the value of inconvertible paper can be but little affected by legal-tender powers.

Readings in Money and Banking |Chester Arthur Phillips
But though I despair of ever curing myself of the disposition to criticise, I am not inconvertible.

Charles Auchester, Volume 2 (of 2) |Elizabeth Sheppard

An inconvertible paper money is only another name for unfulfilled promises.

Principles of Political Economy |Arthur Latham Perry

inconvertible

/ (ˌɪnkənˈvɜːtəbəl) /

incapable of being converted or changed

(of paper currency)

inconvertibility or inconvertibleness, noun inconvertibly, adverb