January 10, 2008
Thursday, 10th January 2008 : Today's Word is ...
Fungible
Pronunciation : f�n-je-b'l
1. Returnable or negotiable in kind or by substitution, as a quantity of grain for an equal amount of the same kind of grain ( LAW )
2. Anything that is interchangeable
3. Something that is exchangeable or substitutable ( Often used in the plural )
4. Describes commodities that can be traded or substituted for an equal amount of a like commodity, usually to satisfy a contract
NOTE :
Financial instrument equivalent in value to another, and easily exchanged or substituted. A dollar bill loaned has the same value as a dollar paid back. Bearer securities and stocks issued in the same class have this quality, as well as exchange traded options and mortgages in a pool of loans supporting a mortgage backed security.
A description applied to items of which each unit is identical to every other unit, such as in the case of grain, oil, or flour.
Late 17th century - medieval Latin fungibilis - Latin fungi - perform
changeable, commutable, compatible, converse, convertible, correspondent, equivalent, exchangeable, fungible, identical, interconvertible, mutual, reciprocal, reciprocative, same, substitutable, synonymous, workalike
incompatible, rigid
� Oil is fungible. It is all one global market. And if China wants to overpay for a second-tier U.S. energy company, that's China's business.
� Fungible goods are those that can readily be estimated and replaced according to weight, measure, and amount.
� Oil, wheat, and lumber are fungible commodities.
fungibility: Noun
fungibles: Noun