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a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk" second-string: being a replacement or substitute for a regular member of a team utility(a): capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team; "a utility infielder" an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet" stand-in: someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins" act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold" ersatz: artificial and inferior; "ersatz coffee"; "substitute coffee"
Ãâó: wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
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One good is a substitute for another if an increase in demand for one (or a fall in its price) causes a decrease in demand for the other.
Ãâó: www-personal.umich.edu/~alandear/glossary/s.html
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Soldier that is taking the place of a man that was called up by the draft. Usually got paid for the substitution in by the man drafted.
Ãâó: www.regimentalhistory.com/MilitaryGlossary.htm
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When drafting of troops was initiated, the regulations allowed for the draftees to send a suitable subsitute in their place. Substitutes were generally paid by draftees in order to avoid army service. Abbreviation: Sub.
Ãâó: www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/terms.htm
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A good that can be used in place of another good.
Ãâó: www.econ100.com/eu5e/open/glossary.html
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