fungible

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 12, 2023 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>fungible</strong> &#149; \FUN-juh-bul\&nbsp; &#149; <em>adjective</em><br /> <p><em>Fungible</em> describes things, such as currency, goods, and commodities, that can be exchanged for something else of the same kind or value. In broader usage, <em>fungible</em> can also mean “interchangeable,” as well as “readily changeable to adapt to new situations.” </p> <p>// A dollar bill is considered <em>fungible</em> because it can easily and acceptably be traded for ten dimes, four quarters, twenty nickels, or one hundred pennies. </p> <p>// Since fruits and vegetables are regarded as <em>fungible</em> in this diet, you are allowed a total of five servings of either or both.</p> <p>// Some baseball team managers set their batting orders in stone, while others prefer to keep their lineups <em>fungible</em>, to respond to the strengths or weaknesses of different opposing pitchers. </p> <p><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fungible">See the entry ></a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>“Network television operates a little differently from its streaming counterparts. Episode orders are more <em>fungible</em> and networks also have the benefit of airing reruns.” — Alec Bojalad and David Crow, <em>DenOfGeek.com</em>, 11 May 2023 </p> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> <p>Before expectations about the origins of <em>fungible</em> <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mushroom#dictionary-entry-2">mushroom</a> into <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mycological">mycological</a> fantasy: no, <em>fungible</em> has no relation to the noun <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fungus"><em>fungus</em></a> and its plural <em>fungi</em>. The <em>fungi</em> in <em>fungible</em> is there because of the Latin verb <em>fung