adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-plural
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: nonfungible
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
of goods or commodities; freely exchangeable for or replaceable by another of like nature or kind in the satisfaction of an obligation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a commodity that is freely interchangeable with another in satisfying an obligation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: commodity, trade good, good
History
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”).
Across languages
Translations
48 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
փոխարինելի
(pʻoxarineli)
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
Asturian:
funxible
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
Bulgarian:
взаимозамени́м
(vzaimozamením)
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
Catalan:
fungible
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
Chinese Mandarin:
可替代的
(kě tìdài de)
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
Czech:
zaměnitelný
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
Czech:
směnitelný
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
Danish:
fungibel
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
Dutch:
vervangbaar
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
Dutch:
fungibel
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
Finnish:
korvattavissa oleva
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
Finnish:
vaihtokelpoinen
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
Finnish:
vaihdettava
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
Finnish:
laji-
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
Finnish:
fungiibeli
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
French:
fongible
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
Galician:
funxíbel
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
German:
fungibel
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
German:
vertretbar
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
Hungarian:
helyettesíthető
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
Hungarian:
felcserélhető
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
Icelandic:
jafngengur
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
Icelandic:
útskiptanlegur
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
Italian:
fungibile
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
Korean:
교환(交換) 가능(可能)한
(gyohwan ganeunghan)
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
Macedonian:
вое́дначен
(voédnačen)
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
Macedonian:
за́менлив
(zámenliv)
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
Norwegian:
fungibel
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
Polish:
zamienny
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
Polish:
zamienialny
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
Polish:
wymienialny
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
Polish:
wymienny
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
Portuguese:
fungível
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
Romanian:
fungibil
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
Russian:
взаимозамени́мый
(vzaimozamenímyj)
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
Russian:
взаимозаменя́емый
(vzaimozamenjájemyj)
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
Russian:
замени́мый
(zamenímyj)
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
Scottish Gaelic:
co-mhalairteach
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
Sicilian:
funcìbbili
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
Slovak:
nahraditeľný
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
Spanish:
fungible
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
Swedish:
ombytlig
— able to be substituted for something of equal value
Chinese Mandarin:
可替代品
— any fungible item
Finnish:
korvattavissa oleva esine
— any fungible item
Finnish:
vaihtokelpoinen esine
— any fungible item