as in exchangeable
capable of being substituted in place of one another
since fruits and vegetables are regarded as fungible in this diet, you are allowed a total of five servings of either or both
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This near-money is as good as cash and almost as fungible, that pays interest and everyone is happy to hold it instead of cash because cash pays less.
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Clem Chambers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Today though, smart criminals rob banks for identity, which is much more valuable (and not at all fungible).
—David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Since oil is a globally fungible commodity, the source of supply matters less than the level of supply.
—Jim Krane, Foreign Affairs, 19 Dec. 2014
By contrast, bitcoin is a fully fungible and global asset.
—Edan Yago, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Clem Chambers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Today though, smart criminals rob banks for identity, which is much more valuable (and not at all fungible).
—David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Since oil is a globally fungible commodity, the source of supply matters less than the level of supply.
—Jim Krane, Foreign Affairs, 19 Dec. 2014
By contrast, bitcoin is a fully fungible and global asset.
—Edan Yago, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Fungible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fungible. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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