fungible
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Definition of fungible
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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Able to be substituted for something of equal value or utility.
“.”
“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?”
“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”
“At the core of Kasarda’s conception of the aerotropolis lies the notion that space – unlike time – is fungible.”
“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.”
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adj
-
Able to be substituted for something of equal value or utility.
“.”
“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?”
“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”
“At the core of Kasarda’s conception of the aerotropolis lies the notion that space – unlike time – is fungible.”
“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.”
noun
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(in-plural)Any fungible item.
“The archetypical fungible is money: if I drop a £1 coin in the street it is a matter of indifference to me whether I pick up that coin or another £1 coin lying next to it.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
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”).
Words you can make from fungible
119 playable · top: BLUEFIN (12 pts)
Best play bluefin 12 points7-letter words
2 words6-letter words
9 words5-letter words
18 words4-letter words
32 words- FLUB 9 pts
- GULF 8 pts
- BING 7 pts
- BUNG 7 pts
- ENUF 7 pts
- FILE 7 pts
- FINE 7 pts
- FLUE 7 pts
- FUEL 7 pts
- GIBE 7 pts
- GLIB 7 pts
- LIEF 7 pts
- LIFE 7 pts
- NEIF 7 pts
- BILE 6 pts
- BINE 6 pts
- BLIN 6 pts
- BLUE 6 pts
- LUBE 6 pts
- UNBE 6 pts
- GENU 5 pts
- GIEN 5 pts
- GLEN 5 pts
- GLUE 5 pts
- IGLU 5 pts
- LING 5 pts
- LUGE 5 pts
- LUNG 5 pts
- LIEN 4 pts
- LIEU 4 pts
- LINE 4 pts
- LUNE 4 pts
3-letter words
44 words- FIB 8 pts
- FUB 8 pts
- FIG 7 pts
- FUG 7 pts
- GIF 7 pts
- BEG 6 pts
- BIG 6 pts
- BUG 6 pts
- ELF 6 pts
- FEN 6 pts
- FEU 6 pts
- FIE 6 pts
- FIL 6 pts
- FIN 6 pts
- FLU 6 pts
- FUN 6 pts
- GIB 6 pts
- BEL 5 pts
- BEN 5 pts
- BIN 5 pts
- BUN 5 pts
- LIB 5 pts
- NEB 5 pts
- NIB 5 pts
- NUB 5 pts
- ENG 4 pts
- GEL 4 pts
- GEN 4 pts
- GIE 4 pts
- GIN 4 pts
- GNU 4 pts
- GUL 4 pts
- GUN 4 pts
- LEG 4 pts
- LUG 4 pts
- NEG 4 pts
- NUG 4 pts
- LEI 3 pts
- LEU 3 pts
- LIE 3 pts
- LIN 3 pts
- LUN 3 pts
- NIL 3 pts
- UNI 3 pts
2-letter words
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