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}]
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]