Conventional Definition

kən-vĕnshə-nəl
adjective
Based on or in accordance with general agreement, use, or practice; customary.
Conventional symbols; a conventional form of address.
American Heritage
Of, sanctioned by, or growing out of custom or usage; customary.
Webster's New World
Depending on or conforming to formal or accepted standards or rules rather than nature; not natural, original, or spontaneous.
Conventional behavior.
Webster's New World
Devoted to or bound by conventions to the point of artificiality; ceremonious.
American Heritage
Having to do with a convention or assembly.
Webster's New World
noun

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

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Noun

Singular:
conventional
Plural:
conventionals

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