Exchangeable

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Exchangeable \Ex*change"a*ble\, a. [Cf.F. ['e]changeable.]
     1. Capable of being exchanged; fit or proper to be exchanged.
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              The officers captured with Burgoyne were
              exchangeable within the powers of General Howe.


                                                    --Marshall.
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     2. Available for making exchanges; ratable. "An exchangeable
        value." --J. S. Mill.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  exchangeable
       adj 1: suitable to be exchanged [ant: {unexchangeable}]
       2: capable of being exchanged for or replaced by something of
          equal value; "convertible securities" [syn: {convertible}]
          [ant: {inconvertible}]
       3: capable of replacing or changing places with something else;
          "interchangeable parts" [syn: {interchangeable}, {similar},
           {standardized}, {standardised}]