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fungible

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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfʌndʒɪbəl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪbəl
  • CMU ARPABET: F AH1 N JH IH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: interchangeable, exchangeable, replaceable

Antonyms: nonfungible

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any fungible item.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: in-plural

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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
  • German: fungibles Gut — any fungible item
  • German: fungible Güter — any fungible item
  • Thai: สังกมทรัพย์ — any fungible item