NFT

abbreviation or noun

ˌen-(ˌ)ef-ˈtē 

plural NFTs

: non-fungible token:

a

: a unique digital identifier that cannot be copied, substituted, or subdivided, that is recorded in a blockchain, and that is used to certify authenticity and ownership (as of a specific digital asset and specific rights relating to it)

What Mr. Estavi bought wasn't the tweet itself, but a non-fungible token, or NFT, giving him a certificate of authenticity, license to display the tweet, and whatever bragging rights come along with it.

—Jaren Kerr

NFTs are certificates of ownership of a unique digital item such as a video, recording, or cyber artwork. These digital receipts reside on the blockchain …

—Stephen Humphries

b

: the asset that is represented by an NFT

Christie's sold the artwork as a "non-fungible token" (NFT), a craze for which has gripped Silicon Valley's elite.

—The Economist

… an event ticket sold as an NFT could be embedded with a predetermined time for a personal meet-and-greet with the founder of a company or a brand's celebrity spokesperson.

—Andrew Faridani

Did you know?

The NFT of NFT

The NFT of the definition of NFT is owned by AOI.

Examples of NFT in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This dystopian fever dream is the brain-child of Mike Winkelmann, (aka Beeple) an artist best known for his oddball NFT images created at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. —Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2025

But — after the dust has settled on all the dead NFT art circa 2021 — Winkelmann believes there’s real innovation happening. —Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025

Vodafone auctioned the first SMS as a nonfungible token (NFT). —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Dec. 2025

And for every successful Wiz, there were numerous startups in the ZIRP-era that also raised two or more rounds within 12 months that have since struggled (like grocery delivery app Jokr, NFT marketplace OpenSea, and telehealth startup Cerebral). —Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

2017, in the meaning defined above