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Fungibility is the property of essences or goods which are "capable of being substituted in place of one another."
Fungibility is the property of essences or goods which are "capable of being substituted in place of one another."


For example, since one ounce of pure [[gold (nonfiction)]] is equivalent to any other ounce of pure gold, gold is fungible.
For example, since one ounce of pure gold is equivalent to any other ounce of pure gold, gold is fungible.


Other fungible commodities include [[sweet crude oil (nonfiction)]], company shares, bonds, precious metals, and currencies.
Other fungible commodities include [[sweet crude oil (nonfiction)|sweet crude oil]], company shares, bonds, precious metals, and currencies.


Fungibility refers only to the equivalence of each unit of a commodity with other units of the same commodity.
Fungibility refers only to the equivalence of each unit of a commodity with other units of the same commodity.
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Fungibility does not relate to the exchange of one commodity for another different commodity.
Fungibility does not relate to the exchange of one commodity for another different commodity.


== Etymology ==
The word comes from Latin ''fungibilis'' from ''fungī'', meaning "to perform", related to "function" and "defunct".


The word comes from [[Latin (nonfiction)]] ''fungibilis'' from ''fungī'', meaning "to perform", related to "function" and "defunct".
== In the News ==


== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
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* [[Economics (nonfiction)]]
* [[Gold (nonfiction)]]
* [[Interchangeable parts (nonfiction)]]
* [[Sweet crude oil (nonfiction)]]


== Fiction cross-reference ==
== Fiction cross-reference ==


* [[Fungibility]]
* [[Gold]]
* [[Sweet, sweet crude oil]]
* [[Sweet, sweet crude oil]]
* [[Unfungible]]
* [[Unfungible]]
* [[Unlicensed Freelance Moralist]]
* [[Unlicensed Freelance Moralist]]


== External links ==
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
 
* [[Non-fungible token (nonfiction)]]
* [[Sweet crude oil (nonfiction)]]
 
== External links ==


* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fungibility Fungibility] @ Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fungibility Fungibility] @ Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-fungible_token Non-fungible token] @ Wikipedia


[[Category:Nonfiction (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Nonfiction (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Non-fungible tokens (nonfiction)]]

Latest revision as of 10:09, 31 August 2021

Fungibility is the property of a good or a commodity whose individual units are capable of mutual substitution.

Description

Fungibility is the property of essences or goods which are "capable of being substituted in place of one another."

For example, since one ounce of pure gold is equivalent to any other ounce of pure gold, gold is fungible.

Other fungible commodities include sweet crude oil, company shares, bonds, precious metals, and currencies.

Fungibility refers only to the equivalence of each unit of a commodity with other units of the same commodity.

Fungibility does not relate to the exchange of one commodity for another different commodity.

The word comes from Latin fungibilis from fungī, meaning "to perform", related to "function" and "defunct".

In the News

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

External links