conventional

B2
Pronunciation
/kənˈvɛnʃənl/
Noun
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

A conventional gilt-edged security, a kind of bond paying the holder a fixed cash payment (or coupon) every six months until maturity, at which point the holder receives the final payment and the return of the principal.

Adjective
6 definition(s)
1 Definition

Pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour.

2 Definition

Ordinary, commonplace.

Example Sentences
  • They wear conventional clothes, eat conventional food, and keep conventional hours.
3 Definition

Banal, trite, hackneyed, unoriginal or clichéd.

4 Definition

Pertaining to a weapon which is not a weapon of mass destruction.

5 Definition

Making use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.

6 Definition

In accordance with a bidding convention, as opposed to a natural bid.