exchangeable

2 definitions found

exchangeable - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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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exchangeable - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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,
         exchangeable] [ant: inconvertible, unconvertible,
         unexchangeable]
      3: capable of replacing or changing places with something else;
         permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or
         suitability; "interchangeable electric outlets"
         "interchangeable parts" [syn: exchangeable,
         interchangeable, similar, standardized, standardised]