fungible en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈfʌndʒɪbəl/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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 fungibiles (“replaceable things”).
Meanings
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Able to be substituted for something of equal value or utility.
Gold is fungible. Silver is fungible; that is, these metals are both so homogeneous that, if I get a pound of pure gold, for example, it is indifferent to me whether it be this pound or that pound, one is as good as another
1876, [1877], Samuel Dana Horton, Silver and Gold and Their Relation to the Problem of Resumption, page 116:At the core of Kasarda’s conception of the aerotropolis lies the notion that space – unlike time – is fungible.
2011, Will Self, “The frowniest spot on Earth”, in London Review of Books, XXXIII.9:.
Take away this fungible instrument from the service of our necessities and how shall we exercise our Charity, which is a branch of Religion and Justice, as well as of Humanity?
1649, Antony Ascham, Of the confusions and revolutions of governments, page 30:However, unless you are unique among technical organizations and have fungible staff members who can easily replace each other, you'll need to augment the standardized description with your needs for this particular position.
2013, Johanna Rothman, Hiring the Best Knowledge Workers, Techies & Nerds:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more fungible | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most fungible | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
fungible token · funge · non-fungible · fungibly · non-fungible token · fungibility · infungible
Synonyms
interchangeable · replaceable · exchangeable
Translations (42)
fi laji- (able to be substituted for something of equal value) · scn funcìbbili (able to be substituted for something of equal value) · nl fungibel (able to be substituted for something of equal value) · de vertretbar (able to be substituted for something of equal value) · fr fongible (able to be substituted for something of equal value) · bg взаимозамени́м (able to be substituted for something of equal value) · ro fungibil (able to be substituted for something of equal value) · es fungible (able to be substituted for something of equal value) · ru взаимозаменя́емый (able to be substituted for something of equal value) · cmn 可替代的 (able to be substituted for something of equal value) · mk за́менлив (able to be substituted for something of equal value) · hy փոխարինելի (able to be substituted for something of equal value) · de fungibel (able to be substituted for something of equal value) · da fungibel (able to be substituted for something of equal value) · cs směnitelný (able to be substituted for something of equal value) · ast funxible (able to be substituted for something of equal value) · sk nahraditeľný (able to be substituted for something of equal value) · nl vervangbaar (able to be substituted for something of equal value) · fi korvattavissa oleva (able to be substituted for something of equal value) · mk вое́дначен (able to be substituted for something of equal value) · gl funxíbel (able to be substituted for something of equal value) · gd co-mhalairteach (able to be substituted for something of equal value) · ca fungible (able to be substituted for something of equal value) · it fungibile (able to be substituted for something of equal value) · fi vaihtokelpoinen (able to be substituted for something of equal value) · pl zamienialny (able to be substituted for something of equal value) · ko 교환(交換) 가능(可能)한 (able to be substituted for something of equal value) · ru взаимозамени́мый (able to be substituted for something of equal value) · pl wymienny (able to be substituted for something of equal value) · hu helyettesíthető (able to be substituted for something of equal value) · pl zamienny (able to be substituted for something of equal value) · pt fungível (able to be substituted for something of equal value) · is útskiptanlegur (able to be substituted for something of equal value) · is jafngengur (able to be substituted for something of equal value) · pl wymienialny (able to be substituted for something of equal value) · ru замени́мый (able to be substituted for something of equal value) · cs zaměnitelný (able to be substituted for something of equal value) · hu felcserélhető (able to be substituted for something of equal value) · fi vaihdettava (able to be substituted for something of equal value) · sv ombytlig (able to be substituted for something of equal value) · no fungibel (able to be substituted for something of equal value) · fi fungiibeli (able to be substituted for something of equal value)