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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Recent Examples of fungible
The distinctions on these rosters are more than a bit fungible.
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Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
On the flip side, five teams are in the luxury tax by small amounts and could get all the way out by dumping fungible players this week, while nine others can cut their tax bill considerably with minor trades.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The amounts of money that schools put into their athletics programs, which again, like Matt said, money is fungible.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
Walz said most of the state’s money is not fungible and has been appropriated for other purposes.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 27 Oct. 2025
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Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
On the flip side, five teams are in the luxury tax by small amounts and could get all the way out by dumping fungible players this week, while nine others can cut their tax bill considerably with minor trades.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The amounts of money that schools put into their athletics programs, which again, like Matt said, money is fungible.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
Walz said most of the state’s money is not fungible and has been appropriated for other purposes.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fungible
Adjective
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Vouchers will be exchangeable for a laundry card preloaded with $8 in credit, which will cover two wash cycles at any temperature and three 10-minute drying cycles.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
24 Feb. 2026
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Also like metrics, these goals are simple, exchangeable, and mostly easy to communicate.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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One is air, another is water, those are not easily substitutable.—
Zulekha Nathoo,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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The article by Trammell and Patel has already received some pushback online, largely on the ground that its assumption that capital is perfectly substitutable for labor is unrealistic.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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Choose from classic styles, vegan leather designs with interchangeable straps, clear styles great for summer events and tumbler compatible styles.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
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At a time when activewear is increasingly interchangeable, Addison Bay stands apart from the crowd with picks that are equal parts sporty and full of personality.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
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“Fungible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fungible. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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