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fungible.

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

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈfʌndʒɪbəl/General-American, Received-Pronunciation

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

Where this word comes from

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”).

noun/ˈfʌndʒɪbəl/General-American, Received-Pronunciation

  1. Any fungible item.

    in-plural
Where this word comes from

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”).

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