Fungible vs Replace - What's the difference?
fungible | replace |
(finance, and, commerce) Able to be substituted for something of equal value or utility; interchangeable, exchangeable, replaceable.
* 1876 [1877], , Silver and Gold and Their Relation to the Problem of Resumption ,
* 2011 , Will Self, “The frowniest spot on Earth”, London Review of Books , XXXIII.9:
To restore to a former place, position, condition, or the like.
To refund; to repay; to restore; as, to replace a sum of money borrowed.
To supply or substitute an equivalent for.
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To take the place of; to supply the want of; to fulfill the end or office of.
To demolish a building and build an updated form of that building in its place.
(rare) To place again.
(rare) To put in a new or different place.
As an adjective fungible
is (finance|and|commerce) able to be substituted for something of equal value or utility; interchangeable, exchangeable, replaceable.As a noun fungible
is (chiefly|in the plural) any fungible item.As a verb replace is
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(Fungibility)Adjective
(en adjective)page 116:
- Gold is fungible'. Silver is ' fungible ; that is, these metals are both so homogeneous that, if I get a pound of pure gold, for example, it is indifferent to me whether it be this pound or that pound, one is as good as another
- At the core of Kasarda’s conception of the aerotropolis lies the notion that space – unlike time – is fungible .
Derived terms
* (l)References
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(Webster 1913)Verb
(replac)- When you've finished using the telephone, please replace the handset.
- The earl...was replaced in his government. — .
- You can take what you need from the petty cash, but you must replace it tomorrow morning.
- I replaced my car with a newer model.
- The batteries were dead so I replaced them
- Next Wednesday, four women and 15 men on the Crown Nominations Commission will gather for two days of prayer and horsetrading to replace Rowan Williams as archbishop of Canterbury.
- This security pass replaces the one you were given earlier.
- This duty of right intention does not replace or supersede the duty of consideration. — .