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Exchangeable vs Interchangeable - What's the difference?

exchangeable | interchangeable |

As adjectives the difference between exchangeable and interchangeable

is that exchangeable is able to be exchanged while interchangeable is freely substitutable. May be swapped at will.

exchangeable

English

Alternative forms

* exchangable

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Able to be exchanged.
  • (finance) Having an associated right to be exchanged for another form of financial security.

    • interchangeable

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Freely substitutable. May be swapped at will.
    • Eli Whitney's development of interchangeable parts was a breakthrough for modern manufacturing. Prior to that each part had to be made custom.
  • * 2014 , Ian Jack, " Is this the end of Britishness", The Guardian , 16 September 2014:
    • The English, until relatively recently, seem to have imagined “English” and “British” to be interchangeable , as if Britain was just a bigger England.

    Derived terms

    * interchangeably