Definition of Substitutable

1. Adjective. (of words) interchangeable in a given context without changing the import of the expression.

Similar to: Synonymous

2. Adjective. Capable of being exchanged for another or for something else that is equivalent.
Exact synonyms: Commutable
Similar to: Exchangeable
Derivative terms: Commutability, Substitutability

Definition of Substitutable

1. Adjective. Capable of being used as a substitute, valid as a replacement or alternate item. ¹

2. Adjective. Capable of being substituted. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Substitutable

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Substitutable

substatute
substatutes
substaunce
substellar
substellate
substem
substems
substep
substeps
substernal
substile
substiles
substituent
substituents
substitutability
substitutable (current term)
substitute
substitute(a)
substituted
substitutes
substitutes' bench
substitutes' benches
substituting
substitution
substitution cipher
substitution ciphers
substitution code
substitution of attorney
substitution reaction

Literary usage of Substitutable

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Economic Effects of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders and ...by DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"As a consequence, producers of highly substitutable goods are less able to raise price ... Hence, the more substitutable a product, the more likely are AD ..."

2. Current Issues in Non-timber Forest Products Research: Proceedings of the by Manuel Ruiz Pérez, J. E. M. Arnold (1996)
"We might expect that trade will enhance the conservation of substitutable and inferior non-tradable forest goods, because households reduce or cease their ..."

3. Exchange of Methodologies in Land Use Planning: Proceedings of an by Reimund Roetter (1998)
"The types of substitutable or non-substitutable inputs used varied with product types, ... The main substitutable production inputs involved were fertilizer ..."

4. Group-Based Financial Institutions for the Rural Poor in Bangladesh: An by Manfred Zeller, Anna Ferro-Luzzi (2001)
"Loans from NGOs are not completely substitutable for loans from other ... Had the loans been substitutable, informal loans for NGO participants would have ..."

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