substitutable

adjective sub·sti·tut·able \ ˈsəb-stə-ˌtü-tə-bəl , -ˈtyü- \

Examples: substitutable in a Sentence

Definition of substitutable

: capable of being substituted

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substitutability

play \ˌsəb-stə-ˌtü-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē, -ˌtyü-\ noun

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 of substitutable from the Web

Dependence is mutual: Spotify needs labels more than ever, in part because music is not substitutable.

— cherie hu, Billboard, "Should Spotify Try to Become the 'Netflix Of Music'? Not So Fast," 6 Sep. 2017
This is because undocumented immigrants’ labor is not directly substitutable with that of other workers.

— mark humphery-jenner, Slate Magazine, "Mass Deportations Aren’t Just Inhumane," 27 Feb. 2017

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