non-fungible token

noun

non-fun·​gi·​ble token ˌnän-ˈfən-jə-bəl- 

variants or less commonly nonfungible token

plural non-fungible tokens also nonfungible tokens

: 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)

Non-fungible tokens … are electronic identifiers confirming a digital collectible is real by recording the details on a … database known as a blockchain.

—Helen Sullivan

Non-fungible tokens are used to verify unique items such as digital art and digital ownership of other items.

—Eileen Brown

Nonfungible tokens each have their own unique value, so they're not tradable on a like-to-like value basis.

—Dave Vellante

also : the asset that is represented by a non-fungible token

A non-fungible token is, most simply, a unique digital asset. It can be a photo, a logo, a meme, a music album, a basketball highlight, a collage, a tweet, a newspaper article, a video; basically, anything that can get online …

—Brian Gordon

… Smith will auction off the horror anthology as a non-fungible token, with the owner gaining the rights to exhibit, distribute and stream the movie.

—Jeremy Thomas

—abbreviation NFT

Did you know?

The NFT of NFT

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

Examples of non-fungible token in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While Zehetmayr remained vague about the company’s plans for Fyre Festival, the resurrected Limewire brand is focused on launching non-fungible tokens to help users get access to music, which may hint at the company’s plans for the Fyre Festival brand. —Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025

At the time, celebrity endorsements had driven a frenzy of speculation for non-fungible tokens, or N.F.T.s, which are essentially marks on that spreadsheet in the sky proving that a buyer has paid, often dearly, to own a digital image. —David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025

At 78 years old, the Serbian artist plans to go further with her next venture and enter — literally — the world of non-fungible tokens, otherwise known as NFTs. —Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 24 May 2025

See how technology transformed the art world in this gripping Netflix documentary that delves into the bizarre world of the NFT (non-fungible token). —Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

2017, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for non-fungible token

• awoken
• betoken
• heartbroken
• outspoken
• unbroken
• unspoken
• broken
• oaken
• spoken
• woken