exchangeable

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (3)

  1. suitable to be exchanged
  2. capable of being exchanged for or replaced by something of equal value“convertible securities”Synonyms: convertible
  3. capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability“interchangeable electric outlets" "interchangeable parts”Synonyms: interchangeablesimilarstandardizedstandardised
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Exchangeable \Ex*change"a*ble\, a. [Cf.F. ['e]changeable.]

1.Capable of being exchanged; fit or proper to be exchanged. [1913 Webster]

The officers captured with Burgoyne were exchangeable within the powers of General Howe.— Marshall.[1913 Webster]

2.Available for making exchanges; ratable. "An exchangeable value." --J. S. Mill. [1913 Webster]

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