EXCHANGEABLE


Meaning of EXCHANGEABLE in English

— exchangeability , n. — exchangeably , adv.

/iks chayn"jeuh beuhl/ , adj.

capable of being exchanged.

[ 1565-75; EXCHANGE + -ABLE ]

Syn . EXCHANGEABLE, INTERCHANGEABLE apply to something that may replace something else. That which is EXCHANGEABLE may be exchanged for money, credit, or other purchases to the amount of the original purchase: These dishes are exchangeable if you find they are not satisfactory. INTERCHANGEABLE applies to those things capable of being reciprocally put in each other's place: Standard parts are interchangeable.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .