# fungible

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfʌndʒɪbəl/ · frequency rank #77,692

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

## 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”).

## Source
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