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  • 71Substitute Check — A paper reproduction of a check that is copied electronically. Strict guidelines exists regarding the requirements that must be met for the creation of a substitute check, because the substitute can be legally used in any manner in which the… …

    Investment dictionary

  • 72Substitute (Clout song) — Infobox Single | Name = Substitute Type = Single Artist = Clout B side = When will you be mine Released = January 1978 Recorded = November 1977 Genre = Progressive rock Length = 6:27 Label = Sunshine Records Production Producer = Grahame Beggs… …

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  • 73substitute — noun 1》 a person or thing acting or serving in place of another. 2》 a sports player nominated as eligible to replace another after a match has begun. 3》 Scots Law a deputy. verb 1》 (usu. substitute something for) use, add, or serve in place of.… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 74substitute — 1. Anything that takes the place of another. 2. In psychology, a surrogate. blood s. any material ( e.g., human plasma, serum albumin, or a solution of such substances as dextran) used for transfusion in …

    Medical dictionary

  • 75substitute — 1. verb a) To use in place of something else, with the same function. I had no shallots so I substituted onion. b) In the phrase substitute X for Y , to use X in place of Y. I had to substitute new parts for the old ones. 2. noun a) A r …

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  • 76substitute — n. & v. n. 1 a (also attrib.) a person or thing acting or serving in place of another. b an artificial alternative to a natural substance (butter substitute). 2 Sc. Law a deputy. v. 1 intr. & tr. (often foll. by for) act or cause to act as a… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 77Substitute player — A substitute player (sometimes referred to as interchange player) is a concept or term used in many different team sports where a team is able to change one player for another whilst a match is in play.Including:* Australian rules football… …

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  • 78substitute — substitutable, adj. substitutability, n. substituter, n. substitutingly, adv. substitution, n. substitutional, substitutionary /sub sti tooh sheuh ner ee, tyooh /, adj …

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  • 79substitute — sub•sti•tute [[t]ˈsʌb stɪˌtut, ˌtyut[/t]] n. v. tut•ed, tut•ing, adj. 1) a person or thing acting or serving in place of another 2) amh. mil (formerly) a person who, for payment, served in an army or navy in the place of a conscript 3) gram. a… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 80substitute —  should be followed only by for. You substitute one thing for another. If you find yourself following the word with by or with or any other preposition, you should choose another verb …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors