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  • 81substitute —    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 …

    Dictionary of troublesome word

  • 82substitute — /ˈsʌbstətjut / (say substuhtyooht) noun 1. a person or thing acting or serving in place of another. 2. History someone who, for a consideration, served in an army or navy in the place of a conscript. 3. Grammar a word which under given conditions …

  • 83substitute paper — An instrument for the payment of money given by way of substitution for a lost, destroyed, or mutilated instrument, of the same tenor. 11 Am J2d B & N § 59. See substitute bill of lading …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 84Crazy for You (song) — For other uses, see Crazy for You (disambiguation). Crazy for You …

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  • 85substitute something for — use, add, or serve in place of. → substitute …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 86substitute — n 1. sub, succedaneum, replacement, alternate, backup, relief, fill in; agent, proxy, dummy, surrogate, secondary, deputy, vicar, Chiefly Brit. locum tenens, regent, charge d affaires; understudy, stand by, double, stand in, Sl. ringer, imitation …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 87substitute goods — products that when the demand for them increases causes a decreased demand for other products (Economics) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 88Substitute sale — A method for hedging price risk that utilizes debt market instruments, such as interest rate futures, or that involves selling borrowed securities as the primary assets. The New York Times Financial Glossary …

    Financial and business terms

  • 89substitute sale — A method for hedging price risk that uses debt market instruments, such as interest rate futures, or that involves selling borrowed securities as the primary assets. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …

    Financial and business terms

  • 90substitute index — index used as a replacement for another index …

    English contemporary dictionary