conversion

Definitions

General English

• noun the act or process of changing one thing into another
• noun the turning of a person to another set of ideas or religion
• noun the act of converting a try in the game of rugby

Accounting

• noun the action of changing convertible loan stock into ordinary shares

Aviation

• noun a change to a different system or set of rules

Cars & Driving

• noun the altered state of a particular system, or set of parts needed to achieve it

Construction

• The change in use of a building, as from a warehouse to residential units, that may require changes in the mechanical, electrical, and structural systems.
• The sawing or milling of lumber into smaller units.

Electronics

• The process of changing something from one use, form, state, or function, to another. For instance, the changing of electrical energy into sound energy.
• The process of changing DC into AC, or AC into DC.
• The process of changing the frequency of a signal.
• The process of changing computer input, data, files, media, programs, hardware, or systems, from one form to another. For example, the conversion of a file from one format to another.

Forex

• The process by which one currency is exchanged for another. It is based on a foreign exchange rate that mirrors the relative value given to respective currencies. The base currency is multiplied by a conversion factor (which fluctuates with the market) to find out how much of the counter currency can be obtained through the exchange.

Information & Library Science

• noun a change from one computer system to another

Law

• noun the tort of dealing with a person’s property in a way which is not consistent with that person’s rights over it

Marketing

• noun the action of converting a prospective customer into an actual purchaser

Real Estate

• noun a property that has been converted for a new use

Sports

• noun a kicking of the ball over the crossbar following a try, or the score made with a successful kick

Travel

• noun the act of changing something into something else

Nearby Definitions of “conversion”

• continuity
• contract
• control
• controller
• convergence
• conversion
• conversion rate
• cookie
• cool
• cooperative
• Copenhagen

Contexts for “conversion”

19 definitions in context
• General English
• Accounting
• Aviation
• Cars & Driving
• Construction
• Electronics
• Forex
• Information & Library Science
• Law
• Marketing
• Real Estate
• Sports
• Travel