substitutable
adjective
sub·sti·tut·able
ˈsəb-stə-ˌtü-tə-bəl 
-ˈtyü-
: capable of being substituted
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Examples of substitutable in a Sentence
for our purposes, the quart and the liter are close enough to be substitutable for one another
Recent Examples on the Web
Every good is substitutable for every other good on some margin.
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Dominic Pino, National Review, 25 July 2023
Anyway, a lot to chew on there, but the larger cloud has always been the question of whether AI can produce substitutable creative works wholesale.
—Vulture, 24 May 2023
Shaping consumer demand by shifting advertising and promotion spend to promote the products that are truly substitutable, available and not as impacted by inflationary input costs will help deliver stronger margins while continuing to meet consumers’ needs.
—Nishat Mehta, Forbes, 10 June 2022
Global Demand for Fossil Fuels Will Be Strong for Decades Fossil fuels provide enormous social and economic benefits that are not easily substitutable.
—David Trainer, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021
At the same time, a lot of these goods are hopefully substitutable by other things.
—Catherine Garcia, The Week, 18 Oct. 2021
The seven pillars are what economists call substitutable—each is as good as any other.
—Sheon Han, The Atlantic, 20 May 2021
Fungibility is a key attribute of money, which ensures that any $1 bill or Bitcoin is, generally, substitutable for any other $1 bill or Bitcoin.
—Robert Hackett, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2021
Dependence is mutual: Spotify needs labels more than ever, in part because music is not substitutable.
—Cherie Hu, Billboard, 6 Sep. 2017
Dominic Pino, National Review, 25 July 2023
Anyway, a lot to chew on there, but the larger cloud has always been the question of whether AI can produce substitutable creative works wholesale.
—Vulture, 24 May 2023
Shaping consumer demand by shifting advertising and promotion spend to promote the products that are truly substitutable, available and not as impacted by inflationary input costs will help deliver stronger margins while continuing to meet consumers’ needs.
—Nishat Mehta, Forbes, 10 June 2022
Global Demand for Fossil Fuels Will Be Strong for Decades Fossil fuels provide enormous social and economic benefits that are not easily substitutable.
—David Trainer, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021
At the same time, a lot of these goods are hopefully substitutable by other things.
—Catherine Garcia, The Week, 18 Oct. 2021
The seven pillars are what economists call substitutable—each is as good as any other.
—Sheon Han, The Atlantic, 20 May 2021
Fungibility is a key attribute of money, which ensures that any $1 bill or Bitcoin is, generally, substitutable for any other $1 bill or Bitcoin.
—Robert Hackett, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2021
Dependence is mutual: Spotify needs labels more than ever, in part because music is not substitutable.
—Cherie Hu, Billboard, 6 Sep. 2017
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“Substitutable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/substitutable. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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