"fungible" meaning in English

See fungible in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfʌndʒɪbəl/ [UK], /ˈfʌndʒɪbl/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fungible.wav Forms: more fungible [comparative], most fungible [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪbəl, -ɪbl Etymology: 1765 as noun, 1818 as adjective, from Medieval Latin fungibilis, from Latin fungor (“I perform, I discharge a duty”) (English function) + -ible (“able to”). Originally a legal term, going back to Roman law: res fungibilis (“replaceable things”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰewg-|id=enjoy}}, {{bor|en|ML.|fungibilis}} Medieval Latin fungibilis, {{der|en|la|fungor||I perform, I discharge a duty}} Latin fungor (“I perform, I discharge a duty”), {{m+|en|function}} English function, {{suffix|en||ible|t2=able to}} + -ible (“able to”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} fungible (comparative more fungible, superlative most fungible)
  1. (finance and commerce) Able to be substituted for something of equal value or utility. Categories (topical): Finance Synonyms: interchangeable, exchangeable, replaceable Derived forms: fungibility, fungible token, non-fungible, non-fungible token Translations (able to be substituted for something of equal value): փոխարինելի (pʻoxarineli) (Armenian), funxible (Asturian), взаимозамени́м (vzaimozamením) (Bulgarian), fungible (Catalan), zaměnitelný (Czech), směnitelný (Czech), fungibel (Danish), vervangbaar (Dutch), fungibel (Dutch), vaihtokelpoinen (Finnish), vaihdettava (Finnish), laji- (Finnish), fungiibeli (Finnish), fongible (French), funxíbel (Galician), fungibel (German), vertretbar [jargon] [legal, law] (German), helyettesíthető (Hungarian), felcserélhető (Hungarian), jafngengur (Icelandic), útskiptanlegur (Icelandic), fungibile (Italian), вое́дначен (voédnačen) (Macedonian), за́менлив (zámenliv) (Macedonian), fungibel (Norwegian), zamienny (Polish), zamienialny (Polish), wymienialny (Polish), wymienny (Polish), fungível (Portuguese), fungibil (Romanian), взаимозамени́мый (vzaimozamenímyj) (Russian), взаимозаменя́емый (vzaimozamenjájemyj) (Russian), замени́мый (zamenímyj) (Russian), co-mhalairteach (Scottish Gaelic), funcìbbili (Sicilian), nahraditeľný (Slovak), fungible (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-fungible-en-adj-2J1rtOfL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Terms with Catalan translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 29 36 5 3 22 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 45 55 Topics: business, commerce, finance

Noun

IPA: /ˈfʌndʒɪbəl/ [UK], /ˈfʌndʒɪbl/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fungible.wav Forms: fungibles [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪbəl, -ɪbl Etymology: 1765 as noun, 1818 as adjective, from Medieval Latin fungibilis, from Latin fungor (“I perform, I discharge a duty”) (English function) + -ible (“able to”). Originally a legal term, going back to Roman law: res fungibilis (“replaceable things”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰewg-|id=enjoy}}, {{bor|en|ML.|fungibilis}} Medieval Latin fungibilis, {{der|en|la|fungor||I perform, I discharge a duty}} Latin fungor (“I perform, I discharge a duty”), {{m+|en|function}} English function, {{suffix|en||ible|t2=able to}} + -ible (“able to”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} fungible (plural fungibles)
  1. (chiefly in the plural) Any fungible item. Tags: in-plural
    Sense id: en-fungible-en-noun-cv8OCqBf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ible, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Asturian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Sicilian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ible: 38 62 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 29 36 5 3 22 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 37 3 2 26 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Asturian translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Sicilian translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 37 63

Inflected forms

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