fungible

Meaning

Adj

Able to be substituted for something of equal value or utility.

Noun

Any fungible item.

Opposite of

nonfungible

Synonyms

substitutable

Translations

fongible

fungível

intercambiável

substituível

fungible

fungibile

austauschbar

fungible

fungibel

değiş tokuş edilebilir

intercanviable

vertretbar

interchangeable

intercambiabile

interscambiabile

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfʌndʒɪbəl/

Etymology

1765 as noun, 1818 as adjective, from Medieval Latin fungibilis, from Latin fungor (“to perform, discharge a duty”) + -ible (“able to”). Originally a legal term, going back to Roman law: res fungibilis (“replaceable things”).