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fungible

[fuhn-juh-buhl] Origin

fun·gi·ble

[fuhn-juh-buhl]
adjective Law.
(especially of goods) being of such nature or kind as to be freely exchangeable or replaceable, in whole or in part, for another of like nature or kind.

Origin:
1755–65; < Medieval Latin fungibilis, equivalent to Latin fung(ī) to perform the office of + -ibilis -ible

fun·gi·bil·i·ty, noun
non·fun·gi·ble, adjective
un·fun·gi·ble, adjective

frangible, fungible.
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a court order authorizing the examination of a dwelling or other private premises by police officials, as for stolen goods
the act of a court in making an order, judgment, or decree; a judicial decision or sentence
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fungible (ˈfʌndʒɪbəl)
 
n
1.  (often plural) moveable perishable goods of a sort that may be estimated by number or weight, such as grain, wine, etc
 
adj
2.  having the nature or quality of fungibles
 
[C18: from Medieval Latin fungibilis, from Latin fungī to perform; see function]
 
fungi'bility
 
n

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fungible
1765 (n.), 1818 (adj.), a word in law originally, from M.L. fungibilis, from fungi "perform," as in fungi vice "to take the place" (see function).
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