fungible
[fuhn-juh-buh l]
- (especially of goods) being of such nature or kind as to be freely exchangeable or replaceable, in whole or in part, for another of like nature or kind.
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Origin of fungible
1755–65; < Medieval Latin fungibilis, equivalent to Latin fung(ī) to perform the office of + -ibilis -ible
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fungible
- (often plural) moveable perishable goods of a sort that may be estimated by number or weight, such as grain, wine, etc
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- having the nature or quality of fungibles
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Word Origin
C18: from Medieval Latin fungibilis, from Latin fungī to perform; see function
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Word Origin and History for unfungible
fungible
adj.
"capable of being used in place of another," 1818, a word in law originally, from Medieval Latin fungibilis, from Latin fungi "perform," as in fungi vice "to take the place" (see function). Earlier as a noun (1765).
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