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# exchangeable

«exchangeable» in Mova's school dictionary: **Something exchangeable can be swapped or traded for…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (exchangeable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Something exchangeable can be swapped or traded for something else. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exchangeable/#m1)

2) In shops, goods that are exchangeable can be taken back and changed for a different item, size or colour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exchangeable/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life, shops print «exchangeable within 28 days» on receipts. In money lessons, coins are exchangeable for other currency at a bank. In maths and science, things that are exchangeable can be swapped without changing the result, like the numbers in 3 + 4 = 4 + 3. Phrases: «exchangeable for», «exchangeable but not refundable».

### examples

- The shoes are exchangeable if they don't fit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exchangeable/#x1)
- Sale items are not exchangeable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exchangeable/#x2)
- Tokens are exchangeable for prizes at the arcade. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exchangeable/#x3)
- Pounds are exchangeable for euros at the bank. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exchangeable/#x4)
- In addition, the two numbers are exchangeable: 2 + 5 = 5 + 2. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exchangeable/#x5)
- These parts are exchangeable between the two toy cars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exchangeable/#x6)

### note

Built from «exchange» + «-able»; keep the e after g (exchangeable) so g stays soft. «Exchangeable» (you can swap it) is not the same as «refundable» (you get your money back). Maths word for swappable order: commutative.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «exchangeable» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exchangeable/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.